Update: WVEC settles with DIRECTV

DIRECTV customers can continue to watch their Dancing with the Stars.  On their website, local ABC affiliate WVEC has announced an agreement between parent company Belo and and DIRECTV over retransmission rights.  Terms were not disclosed.

As I detailed earlier, retransmission rights of local television signals by cable and satellite companies often come into dispute at contract renewal time.  Local stations are sometimes blacked out during the disputes.  Belo's prior contract with DIRECTV ended on Halloween.

Links:
WVEC's statement
Broadcasting & Cable's report