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Starz, Verizon Fios Negotiations Stall, As Network May Be Blacked Out Tonight and Both Sides Blame Each Other
Starz could go dark tonight for Verizon Fios subscribers, the network announced Wednesday. The two sides are engaged in an intense licensing negotiation, and with their current deal expiring at midnight ET, there’s a chance it will go dark for subs. In a statement, Starz said it “has been negotiating in good faith with Verizon
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Starz could go dark tonight for Verizon Fios subscribers, the network announced Wednesday. The two sides are engaged in an intense licensing negotiation, and with their current deal expiring at midnight ET, there’s a chance it will go dark for subs. In a statement, Starz said it “has been negotiating in good faith with Verizon
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| September 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM EDT to October 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 4 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 568895 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/starz-verizon-fios-negotiations-blacked-out-tonight-1236894418/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| September 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | the page contains the quotation, exactly |
| October 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | the page does not contain the quotation, exactly |
| October 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT | Link resolves | Failed | 403 | 403, text/html, 4215 characters |
| October 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 403 | the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked |
| October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT to October 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about an hour, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 550306 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/starz-verizon-fios-negotiations-blacked-out-tonight-1236894418/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | the page does not contain the quotation, exactly |
| October 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | the page contains the quotation, exactly |
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