
Optimum denounces TEGNA’s 30% - 50% price hike demand for local channels, calling it unjustified.
In Long Island City, Optimum (NYSE: OPTU) has announced their firm rejection of TEGNA's recent demands concerning certain local ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC-affiliated stations, and the CW network. TEGNA is pushing for significant fee hikes that exceed market norms, demanding a substantial 30% raise for major network affiliates and a massive 50% increase for the CW. Optimum states that these rate increases are unwarranted and out of touch with current market conditions, portraying TEGNA's move as an effort to inflate costs without justification.

