Walt Disney Company; the contract to carry the company's channels was set to expire on October 1, 2017. On October 1, 2017, Disney and Altice reached a last-minute agreement to continue carrying the company's channels; this narrowly averted what would have been a blackout of ABC-owned stations WABC-TV and WPVI-TV, along with the ESPN family of networks and various other channels. As part of the agreement, ESPN Classic was removed from the Altice lineup. Starz dispute On January 1, 2018, Altice dropped Starz, Starz Encore, and all of their channels from its channel lineup. The dispute came after the companies were unable to reach an agreement. The dispute ended on February 13, 2018 after both companies reached a new multi-year agreement. 21st Century Fox dispute On September 22, 2018, 21st Century Fox announced that all of its entertainment and sports channels, including Fox owned-and-operated station WNYW and MyNetworkTV O&O WWOR-TV, would be removed from Altice on October 1 if a new retransmission agreement was not reached by that date. See also List of multiple-system operators List of United States telephone companies References External links Companies based in Nassau County, New York Economy of the Northeastern United States Cable television companies of the United States Corporate spin-offs Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange American companies established in 2016 Telecommunications companies established in 2016 2017 initial public offerings