NewsNation and network and local programming provided by 63 of Nexstar Media Group's television stations in 42 markets across the country have gone dark on Altice USA's Optimum after the two parties failed to reach a new carriage deal prior to their current contract's expiration on Friday evening.

NewsNation's Chris Cuomo blasted what he called a "really suspicious" attempt to take his employer off the air on Wednesday night.

Two million subscribers of Optimum pay-TV systems are going without Nexstar Media Group local stations and cable network NewsNation due to a carriage dispute.

"We are proud to continue our track record of successfully partnering with programmers who put customers at the center."

The impasse results in Altice USA dropping WPIX in New York, KTLA in Los Angeles and more than five dozen others. This article, Optimum customers lose access to Nexstar-owned channels, was first published at The Desk.

After stations went dark, Nexstar has reached a carriage agreement with Altice USA, restoring programming to two million Optimum TV subscribers.

Optimum customers in the Hudson Valley lost access to channels owned by Nexstar Media Group, including PIX11, The CW, NewsNation and Antenna TV, Jan. 10, as ongoing contract disputes between Altice and other media networks even garnering attention from New ...

Nexstar stations and its cable news network NewsNation were dropped from the Optimum lineup on Jan. 10 after the two sides were unable to reach a new deal. The blackout involved 63 local TV stations in 42 markets owned by Nexstar and NewsNation on cable systems owned by Altice around the country.

Nexstar and Altice USA (Optimum TV) have come to terms on a new carriage deal, ending the recent blackout. Channels such as NewsNation are now available again, though the companies didn’t disclose the terms of the new deal and if it will have any effect on future subscription prices.

NewsNation announced a slew of changes to its prime-time lineup Tuesday. The cable news channel has selected host Leland Vittert to preside over its 9 p.m. hour, filling a spot vacated by

Incarcerated music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his accuser Courtney Burgess, attorney Ariel Mitchell, and Nexstar Media Group—the parent company of NewsNation. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday (US local time) in the Southern District of New York.

Nextstar and Optimum have reached a carriage deal that will restore programming to Altice customers in the United States, the companies announced Saturday. The deal comes days after NewsNation and network and local programming provided by 63 of Nexstar Media Group’s television stations in 42 markets went dark.