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

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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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