First on New England One - It seems as if NBC will not be putting up a fight in the negotiations with Sunbeam television for the affiliation renewal for WHDH-TV.
CBS Corporation has signed an affiliation agreement with Media General, Inc. for its station WNCN-TV in Raleigh, N.C.
Sony Pictures Television's classic TV channel getTV has signed a distribution agreement with Media General, Inc. for both over-the-air and local cable carriage in 20 new markets.
Speculation that NBC would yank its affiliation with WHDH has been going on for months, with owner Ed Ansin confirming that NBC told him they would be moving the affiliation away from WHDH.
TEGNA Inc. announced today that TEGNA Media and NBC have agreed to a renewal of the affiliation agreements of all 17 TEGNA Media NBC stations.
WHDH-TV owner Ed Ansin is vowing to contest NBC's plans to move its affiliation from WHDH to its owned and operated station WNEU-TV in January 2017.