As Optimum and Tegna’s carriage deal nears expiration at the end of the month, the telecommunications company slammed the service provider on Tuesday for imposing “egregious fee increases that are divorced from market reality,” TheWrap has exclusively learned.
Among the alleged price hikes are a 30% increase for Tegna’s major network affiliates and a 50% increase for the CW.
Optimum argued that Tegna’s pricing strategy “ignores the current media landscape, where consumers demand value and flexibility.” It also said it’s creating a “total disconnect between cost and value” and that the current programming model is “broken and outdated.”
“Tegna is operating as if the market hasn’t changed…
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