Stations owned by Tribune Corp. disappeared from the satellite service DirecTV on Sunday in a dispute over retransmission consent fees. Tribune owns 23 TV stations in the U.S., including several in top markets. Tribune President Nils Larsen said in a statement, "We don't want anyone to lose the valuable programming we provide, but we simply cannot get fair compensation from DirecTV and we cannot allow DirecTV to continue taking advantage of us." But Tribune issued a statement urging its customers to remain calm. "There is no need for you to do anything at this time, it said, "as these matters are typically resolved in a short amount of time."

02/04/2012