LIN-Cox Retrans Talks Go Down to the Wire, but End in Deal

Thanks to negotiations free of the drama that characterizes some high profile retransmission consent talks, broadcaster LIN Media reached a new carriage deal with cable company Cox Communications one day ahead of a March 31 deadline.

Terms of the agreement in principle, which is subject to the execution of a final contract, were not disclosed.

The deal covers carriage of LIN’s nine TV stations in five midsize markets: Norfolk, Va.; Mobile, Ala.; Providence, R.I.; Hartford, Conn.;

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