Some Tribune - Direct TV Channels Go On Standby

   From WPIX-TV in New York to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, battles over fees between programmers and distributors have put some CWNetwork stations on stand-by.  Tribune Co. and satellite broadcaster DirectTV are squabbling over fees that Tribune wants DirectTV to carry its local television stations.  Early Sunday, Tribune signals around the country started coming off DirectTV's satellite service, including WGN America.  In 2010, Fox pulled its TV stations off Cablevision Systems, a large East Coast cable operator, for more than two weeks until a new contract was signed. See also, http://www.nytimes.com/.