ReelzChannel Backs Comcast/TWC, AT&T/DirecTV

February 25, 2015 |Cable

ReelzChannel supports Comcast's planned buy of Time Warner Cable as well as AT&T/DirecTV, it said in an FCC ex parte filing posted Monday in docket 14-57. ReelzChannel said the deals would serve the public interest as well as reduce business uncertainty and support growth of diverse voices offered by independent networks. The independent network said for an indie to be successful, it must get distribution from Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network and TWC, at a minimum. ReelzChannel said Comcast hasn't changed its path for the network over the years, including that it would make meaningful investments in original programming.