ROH To Lose DirecTV Coverage At End of Month?

– ROH’s parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group is at odds with DirecTV regarding carriage rights, to the point that Sinclair does not believe that a deal being worked out before their agreement ends on February 28th. The company has issued a statement which you can see here, asking people to call DirecTV at [phone] to complain and demand that they come to terms on a new deal.

Assuming no deal is worked out, ROH will stop airing on DirecTV as of March 1st until a new deal can be reached. DirecTV has had several recent battles with networks and broadcast companies, including a dispute with News Corp. that saw channels like F/X and FUEL TV nearly go dark in November of 2011 as well as a well-publicized battle with Viacom in July.

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