CBS, Comcast Sign 10-Year Contract to Carry TV Shows
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CBS Corp., owner of the most-watched U.S. broadcast network, signed a 10-year agreement allowing Comcast Corp. to carry programming from its television stations.
The so-called retransmission consent deal expires in 2020, New York-based CBS said today in a statement. The contract also provides Comcast customers with Showtime Networks, the new Smithsonian channel, expanded distribution of CBS College Sports and more on-demand access to CBS and Showtime online and on TV.