Wave broadband bundles tv#

The two companies clashed after Comcast refused to change the minimum number of Sports Nets subscribers during renewal negations for the licensing contract that ends this year, the Seattle Times reported.

Wave broadband bundles tv#

Wave claims it was impossible to reach the minimum required number of Sports Nets subscribers, as some of its TV customers downgraded to the basic channel package and opted for a streaming service. Wave says it typically offers two service tiers for video subscriptions: a lower-cost package that includes local broadcast channels, and an expanded content package that includes a variety of cable networks.Īccording to Wave, Comcast’s NBC Regional Sports Networks requires the company to sell a minimum number of expanded content subscriptions tied to the number of subscribers in its local broadcast service tier.Ĭomcast, however, has licensed its sports channels to a number of streaming sites, including Hulu, Sling TV, and fuboTV. TPG plans to combine Wave with RCN, which is already owned by the firm.

Kirkland, Wash.-based Wave, which serves residential and business customers in California, Oregon, and Washington, is in the process of being acquired by private-equity firm TPG Capital in a deal worth $2.36 billion.

Wave Broadband filed a claim with the Federal Communications Commission against Comcast Tuesday, alleging the cable operator is engaging in unfair business practices by forcing Wave to offer a single bundled premium sports TV channel package at a higher cost to customers.