Retrans
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| December 16, 2008
Young Broadcasting stations in 10 markets were returned to DISH‘s channel lineup over the weekend, owing to a new retrans deal between the pair. — Time Warner Cable reached a retrans deal with Granite Broadcasting for an ABC affil in Buffalo and a CBS affil in Syracuse and Binghamton. The MSO also will launch the digital feed of WBNG, which will bring CBS programming in HD to Binghamton. — Gray TV said it has reached with 20 cable ops retrans deals in principal involving approx 2.4mln subs. The company expects $3mln in retrans rev this year, and approx $8.4mln in ’09.