The blackout has officially ended. As of around 6p.m. on Thursday night, over 200,000 DirecTV subscribers can now tune into 7NBC and CW56. This ends a twelve day block on programming from the two stations, ending legions of controversy revolving NBC’s broadcast rights of Super Bowl XLVI.
“We are pleased that we reached an agreement with DirecTV, and we appreciate our viewers’ patience during this tough negotiation,” General Manager Chris Wayland said in a statement, “We are especially delighted that all our viewers will now be able to see NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl as well as our own extensive coverage from Indianapolis.”
DirecTV was also quick to issue a statement, remarking, “We are pleased to have reached an agreement to end the Sunbeam blackout, and regret that any of our customers were forced into the middle of a business dispute where they should never have been in the first place. We believe, like many, the public interest is best served by allowing customers to keep their local broadcast stations as we negotiate future agreements, rather than being denied access by broadcast stations and used as leverage in what should be a private business matter.”
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