Nexstar, Altafiber Reach Long-Term Distribution Deal in Ohio Markets

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Agreement covers WDTN Dayton and NewsNation

Nexstar
(Image credit: Nexstar)

Nexstar Media Group said it reached a comprehensive multi-year distribution agreement with Altafiber, formerly known as Cincinnati Bell.

The deal covers retransmission consent for WDTN Dayton, an NBC affiliate, and carriage of the NewsNation cable network.

“We are pleased to announce this partnership with Nexstar as we expand into the Dayton market with our best-in-class fiber Internet service, and to give our Cincinnati customers access to NewsNation,” said Jason Praeter, president and general manager of Altafiber’s Network Division.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

“As the country’s fastest-growing cable news network, we are very pleased to be adding thousands of new subscribers to our national reach,” said Sean Compton, president of the Networks Division of Nexstar. “We’re looking forward to making our news, analysis and talk programing available to Altafiber subscribers in these important markets.” ■

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.