Cablevision Lands Retrans Agreement with NBCU

BETHPAGE/NEW YORK: Cablevision Systems Corp. and NBCUniversal have signed an extensive affiliation agreement that includes, among other terms, retransmission consent for NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations.

The agreement sees NBCU’s portfolio of sports, news and entertainment broadcast and cable content continuing to be available to Cablevision TV customers. The pact also includes the rights for on-demand content and access to live channels across multiple platforms. Along with the retransmission consent for NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations, the agreement sees the continued carriage of cable channels such as USA, Bravo, mun2, MSNBC, Syfy, Telemundo Media and The Golf Channel, among others.

“Cablevision has always been a terrific partner to NBCUniversal and I’m thrilled they continue to recognize the worth of our top quality broadcast and cable networks and the value a multiplatform offering brings to their customers,” said Matt Bond, the executive VP of content distribution at NBCUniversal. “This broad agreement validates how content providers and distributors can come together and develop mutually beneficial deals of this magnitude.”

“This agreement ensures our customers will continue to enjoy many of the great networks and brands of cable television for years to come, including NBC, USA, CNBC and Bravo,” added Tom Montemagno, Cablevision’s senior VP of programming acquisition. “It also, for the first time, allows us to deliver this programming to our customers outside the home, and we look forward to offering a variety of these new NBCUniversal services starting early next year.”