Article: ALTITUDE INKS DIRECTV DEAL REPORTED PACT MEANS COMCAST ONLY PAY-TV FIRM WITHOUT NUGGETS.(Business)

Byline: Chris Walsh, Rocky Mountain News

Altitude Sports & Entertainment, the new regional television network airing Denver Nuggets basketball games this season, reportedly has inked an agreement to be carried by DirecTV's satellite service. Officials at Altitude and DirecTV - the nation's largest satellite-TV provider - declined to comment Thursday. But sources close to the negotiations said the companies will announce a deal as early as today. DirecTV will offer Altitude as part of its Total Choice expanded basic programming package and will air the network on Channel 644, just below rival FSN Rocky Mountain. Altitude now has carriage agreements with three of ...

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