Millions of Viewers Across The United States Could Be Deprived Of Local News, Sports And Entertainment Programming.
That’s the somewhat sensational headline on a press release distributed Friday by Sinclair Broadcast Group regarding a most-serious conundrum facing the TV station owner: Should it fail to reach a new retransmission consent deal with AT&T, its stations will be blocked from subscribers of AT&T TV NOW, U-Verse and DirecTV.
It’s a one-week warning for subscribers of the trio of AT&T-owned TV services.