A joint announcement from LIN TV and DIRECTV has stated that they are entering into a partnership deal for retransmitting LIN TV's broadcast stations in both analog and high-definition. LIN TV has TV stations in 15 markets and all of them will come under the deal’s terms.

 

LIN TV Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, is a local television and digital media company, owning and/or operating 29 television stations in 17 U.S. markets, all of which are affiliated with a national broadcast network. DIRECTV is a satellite television service provider with 95 national HD channels.

 

The retransmission agreement includes KRQE-TV, KASA-TV (Albuquerque); KXAN-TV, KNVA-TV and KBVO-TV (Austin); WIVB-TV and WNLO-TV (Buffalo); WDTN-TV (Dayton); WANE-TV (Ft. Wayne); WOOD-TV, WOTV-TV, WXSP-CA (News - Alert) (Grand Rapids); WLUK-TV (Green Bay); WTNH-TV and WCTX-TV (Hartford-New Haven); WISH-TV and WNDY-TV (Indianapolis); WALA-TV and WBPG-TV (Mobile); WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV (Norfolk); WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV (Providence); WWLP-TV (Springfield) and WUPW-TV (Toledo).

 

"We are pleased with the outcome of our negotiations,” said Vincent Sadusky, president and chief executive officer of LIN TV Corporation. "Our stations are leaders in their markets and we've made substantial investments to bring our viewers high definition digital programming. The agreement reflects fair value to both parties and is in the best interest of the consumer".

 

"With this agreement, DIRECTV will continue to enhance its industry leading HD offer, enabling us to add more HD channels in existing DIRECTV HD local markets and set the stage for roll out of more HD local channels this fall,” said Dan Hartman, senior vice president of programming, DIRECTV.

 

"We're extremely happy with this agreement that is both beneficial for our business and our customers,” added Hartman.

 

Even as an enterprise owning a number of local stations around the USA, LIN TV usually does not allow other carriers to transmit their signals without financial compensation.

 

DIRECTV was the first ever carrier to enter into talks with them and clinch such a deal with them as well.

 

LIN TV is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TVL" and has a convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its television station web sites and a growing number of local online solutions that reach 15 percent of U.S. broadband households.