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09/18/2023
DirecTV, Nexstar Get Multi-Year Deal Done
DirecTV and Nexstar announced that they’ve finalized a new retransmission consent agreement covering 176 Nexstar-owned stations. Cable net NewsNation also has been renewed. The stations were returned to DirecTV customers Sunday on a temporary basis while the two negotiated.
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09/11/2023
Charter, Disney Strike Deal
Charter customers won’t have to miss the start of ESPN’s Monday Night Football tonight, with Disney and the operator announcing a deal Monday that they described as “transformative.” Among the key deal points: In the coming months, the Disney+ Basic ad-supported offering will be provided to customers who purchase the Spectrum TV Select package, as […]
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07/02/2023
DirecTV Loses Nexstar Stations
DirecTV lost some 159 Nexstar stations in 113 markets around 7pm ET Sunday with the two unable to come to terms on a new retransmission consent agreement. NewsNation is also dark on the MVPD. Nexstar said DirecTV rejected its offer to extend the current distribution agreement to Oct. 31 and said it has been trying […]
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10/03/2022
DISH-Disney Spat Highlights the DTC-Linear Imbalance
DISH and Disney ’s weekend dust-up is a case study on why it’s so difficult to move sports from linear, even as cracks appear in the distribution model. While DISH and Sling customers lost ESPN hours
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12/26/2020
DISH, Nexstar Reach Retrans Deal
DISH and Nexstar announced a new multi-year deal that returned 164 local TV stations to the satellite provider’s lineup after a 23-days blackout.
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12/20/2020
TEGNA Stations Return to AT&T
AT&T and TEGNA reached a multi-year retransmission consent deal Sunday, hours before NFL games.
