NHMC Praises AT&T/Univision Retrans Cease-fire
A group that had slammed AT&T and Univision's retransmission consent dispute (see 1603080045) had kinder words for the temporary cease-fire between the companies. The National Hispanic Media Coalition appreciates "Univision for their efforts to make their programming available for customers…
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on AT&T’s U-Verse platform ahead" of the Democratic presidential-candidate debate to have been shown Wednesday night on the network "while a fair carriage deal is still pending," said NHMC CEO Alex Nogales in a statement Tuesday. "It is of the utmost importance that both parties renew negotiations toward an equitable agreement that respects the needs of customers and the immense value of Spanish-language programming." Last week, Nogales said the blackout was "a grave injustice to voters looking to be informed."