Cable TV providers, Viacom reach deal

LENEXA, KS and NEW YORK, NY—The National Cable Television Cooperative and Viacom reached an agreement to renew carriage of Viacom’s media networks by NCTC’s more than 800 member companies to include DOCOMO Pacific. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 
Judy Meyka, NCTC executive vice president of Programming, said: “Viacom is and remains one of NCTC’s largest content providers and we are pleased to have reached an agreement that will provide opportunities for our members to distribute their content over multiple platforms.”

“We’re grateful to have reached an agreement with NCTC that will allow millions of viewers nationwide to continue to enjoy our programming,” said Denise Denson, executive vice president, Content Distribution and Marketing, Viacom. “We commend NCTC for collaborating with Viacom to reach a fair deal that puts viewers first.”