VIACOMCBS AND COX MEDIA GROUP RENEW AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS

The deal, which covers a renewal for CBS Television Network’s affiliation agreements for five stations, including two top 50 market affiliates, was approved by station’s licensee, Hoffman Communications.

15 JUL 2020
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ViacomCBS and Cox Media Group announced a multi-year deal between them, which renews CBS Television Network’s affiliation agreements for five stations, including two top 50 market affiliates, KIRO-TV in Seattle, WA, and WJAX-TV in Jacksonville, FL. “We are happy to continue our longtime partnership with Cox Media Group,” said Ray Hopkins, President, U.S. Networks Distribution, ViacomCBS. “Our agreement enables us to steadfastly serve CMG’s viewers and advertisers with industry-leading entertainment, news, and sports programming for years to come.”

The agreement for WJAX-TV was given the greenlight by the station’s licensee, Hoffman Communications. CMG is among the top ten largest operators of CBS affiliates. In February, ViacomCBS and CMG entered into a multi-year renewal of the affiliation agreements for CMG’s WXVT-LD located in Greenville/Greenwood, Mississippi. The five markets combined reach nearly 3% of the U.S. and serve more than 3 million households. 

CMG’s CBS affiliates will continue to be locally available to subscribers on CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’ subscription video-on-demand, and live streaming service, and widely distributed across vMVPD platforms. “CBS has been our valued partner for many years, and we are very pleased to have renewed our affiliation,” said Cox Media Group CEO Dan York.

The agreements include renewals for the following CBS affiliates: KIRO in Seattle-Tacoma, WA, WJAX in Jacksonville, FL, WHIO in Dayton, OH, KYMA in Yuma-El Centro, AZ, and KVIQ in Eureka, CA. “With our WHIO-TV Channel 7 in Dayton, OH leading the way as the #1 CBS affiliate in the country, we are proud to continue our relationship with CBS and strengthen it further in years to come. Our CMG stations’ award-winning journalism coupled with the strong programming on CBS is a winning combination.”

We are happy to continue our longtime partnership with Cox Media Group. Our agreement enables us to steadfastly serve CMG’s viewers and advertisers with industry-leading entertainment, news, and sports programming for years to come.” Ray Hopkins President, U.S. Networks Distribution, ViacomCBS