AT&T’s U-Verse to Face Off with CBS Over Contract

Wall Street Journal: While AT&T waits to close its acquisition of satellite-television operator DirecTV, the company’s own pay-TV unit has some unfinished business with CBS. AT&T’s U-Verse programming agreement for CBS and its cable channels, including Showtime, runs out June 30. Setting the stage for a likely contract dispute, CBS is said to be frustrated at what it sees as lack of interest from AT&T to move discussions past a preliminary stage and expects customers will lose access to its channels.