After locking horns before agreeing to their last broadcast retransmission deal two years ago, DirecTV and Cox Media Group appear ready to do the ol' dance again, with the station group on Thursday evening sending out a press release accusing the pay TV operator of "attacking local journalism."
The current agreement expires on Feb. 2 (notably, after this weekend's NFC and AFC championship games.) And a blackout would impact 13 network affiliates in nine markets. Notably, only two of these affiliates are CBS, which will show next month's Super Bowl. (See the graphic below).
