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Paramount Global and Comcast Xfinity have cut a new carriage deal, averting a potential New Year’s Day blackout that would have included the CBS network and other channels owned by the company.
The deal includes continued carriage of Paramount’s portfolio of channels and apps across the Xfinity platforms. Paramount owns CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET and Paramount Network, among other offerings.
A Paramount spokesperson confirmed the new carriage agreement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The previous deal between the company was signed less than two years ago.
The agreement is significant as some New Year’s Eve NFL games and New Year’s Day college football games could have been impacted had the companies not reached a deal. The NFL…
