Broadcast NewsTV/Cable News NCTC, Viacom closing in on retransmission deal deadline By cmarcucci - March 26, 2014 0 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail The 3/31 deadline is quickly approaching for the 890 members of the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) to sign a new retrans deal with Viacom or lose access to networks including as MTV, BET, Nickelodeon, VH1 and Comedy Central.Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)