Cablevision Systems Corp. has reached an agreement an agreement with Scripps Networks to distribute HGTV and Food Network. Due to carriage dispute, HGTV and Food Network channels were pulled off from Cablevision’s programming lineup early this month.
Cablevision subscribers were unhappy with this move and both Cablevision and Scripps Networks were negotiating to settle for a solution.
Cablevision started carrying HGTV and Food Network networks from Jan.21.
John Lansing, and executive vice president of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. and president of the company’s Scripps Networks operating division, said “This is great news for all those television viewers in the New York Tri-State region who enjoy Food Network and HGTV. This is the resolution everyone wanted and to have achieved anything less would have been a profound disappointment. Cablevision has been a valued distribution partner and we’re gratified that together we were able to reach a successful conclusion that will benefit their customers and viewers of our networks.”
John Bickham, Cablevision’s President of Cable & Communications, said “We’d like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding as we worked with Scripps to reach an agreement that is fair. Food Network and HGTV have strong and loyal followings and we are pleased that both channels are back where they belong on Cablevision and available to our customers in both standard-definition and free HD.”
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