KAREN MATTHEWS,Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK – Cablevision and ABC were negotiating a deal Monday that tentatively ended a dispute over fees and restored millions of viewers’ access to the Academy Awards telecast in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut shortly after the broadcast began.
The two sides, who had been hammering at each other for days in the media, said a deal had been reached Sunday night, nearly 15 minutes into the Oscar awards broadcast.
Neither side released details about the deal, and it was unclear how permanent it would be.
Rebecca Campbell, president and general manager of WABC-TV, said the companies had “reached an agreement in principle.”