/ or ▁operate ▁over - the - air ▁television ▁stations , ▁as ▁disag re ements ▁over ▁terms ▁in ▁re trans mission ▁contract s ▁sometimes ▁arise ▁during ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁renew ▁and ▁( occ asion ally ) ▁strike ▁new ▁agre ements ▁to ▁carry ▁certain ▁channels . ▁The ▁carriage ▁disput es ▁that ▁occur ▁because ▁of ▁these ▁differences ▁typically ▁result ▁in ▁broadcast ▁stations ▁or ▁cable ▁channels ▁being ▁pulled ▁for ▁a ▁prot ract ed ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁often ▁due ▁to ▁carriage ▁fee ▁increases ▁that ▁a ▁provider ▁may ▁consider ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁expensive ▁( since ▁re trans mission ▁consent ▁fe es ▁are ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁subscri ber ▁fee , ▁any ▁increase ▁in ▁fe es ▁that ▁a ▁provider ▁car ries ▁will ▁be ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁subscri ber , ▁which ▁prov iders ▁are ▁hes it ant ▁to ▁do ▁out ▁of ▁concern ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁subscri ber ▁defe ctions ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁resulting ▁rate ▁increases ▁for ▁program ▁packages ). ▁ ▁Program ming ▁American ▁television ▁has ▁had ▁very ▁successful ▁programs ▁that ▁have ▁inspired ▁television ▁networks ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁develop ▁shows ▁of ▁similar ▁types . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁shows ▁are ▁still ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁some ▁have ▁maintained ▁decent ▁runs ▁in ▁synd ic ation . ▁Con vers ely , ▁many ▁programs ▁produced ▁for ▁U . S . ▁television ▁are ▁also ▁rout in ely ▁synd ic ated ▁to ▁broad c aster s ▁in ▁other ▁countries , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁popular ▁American ▁programs ▁have ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁shows ▁that ▁origin ated ▁in ▁other ▁countries , ▁especially ▁the ▁Netherlands ,