Cable giant Charter Communications and programmer Viacom Inc. have reached a tentative agreement on a new carriage deal, averting a threatened blackout of Viacom channels such as Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central. "Viacom and Charter have reached an agreement in principle,” the companies said in a joint statement. It was not clear Tuesday night what Viacom channels Charter agreed to carry, or the number of channels. CAPTION Tom Petty's last interview. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) CAPTION Musician Tom Petty died Monday after being rushed to the hospital after a cardiac arrest.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 18, 2017 01:07 UTC