Altitude Network dropped from major cable distributors; Avalanche broadcast in jeopardy

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty ImagesAs of Saturday morning, Colorado Avalanche regional rights holder Altitude Sports Network is no longer available to customers of Comcast, DirectTV and Dish Network. The Kroenke Sports and Entertainment owned Altitude has been dropped from the three major cable distributors due to contentious negotiations over a new partnership contract.

As of Sunday morning, DIRECTV customers received the following message when tuning into Altitude:

“Altitude unfortunately forced AT&T to take this channel down. AT&T made a fair offer to keep the channel up, but Altitude rejected it. Customers have made clear they want more choice over the channels they pay to…