{
  "id": 11096660,
  "title": "Starz, Verizon Fios Negotiations Stall, As Network May Be Blacked Out Tonight and Both Sides Blame Each Other",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/starz-verizon-fios-negotiations-stall-as-network-may-be-blacked-out",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/starz-verizon-fios-negotiations-blacked-out-tonight-1236894418/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}