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01/05/2026

Dish Says Skinny Sports Playing Field Favors Disney

Dish and Sling TV claim Disney has a monopoly on skinny sports packages, and they’ve filed federal antitrust and breach of contract counterclaims against the programmer.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: ACC Network / DirecTV / DISH / Disney / ESPN / Fox One / fubo / Google / SEC Network / Sling TV / YouTube TV
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01/05/2026

Plenty of Objectors to Nexstar-Tegna

Newsmax, Echostar, DirecTV and various state broadband associations are among those filing petitions at the FCC to deny Nexstar’s proposed $6.2 billion merger with Tegna.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Circle city Broadcasting / Communications Workers of America / DirecTV / DISH / EchoStar / FCC / Free Press / Newsmax / Nexstar / Public Knwoledge / Sling TV / TEGNA
12/23/2025

Executive Round Up: A ‘Human Skill’ That Will Grow in Value

With all the buzz around AI and automation, we asked Cablefax’s Most Powerful Women what’s one “human” skill they think will only grow more valuable.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: DirecTV / Channing Dungey / Warner Bros Television Group / Virginia Moseley / CNN Worldwide / Linda Burakoff / WBD U.S. Networks / Robyn Polashuk / Covington & Burling LLP
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12/23/2025

CFX Review: The Five Industry Stories that Defined 2025

Sometimes, to look forward, you’ve got to look back. As we head into 2026, the CFX editors reflect on the year that was, recapping what they believe were the five biggest stories of the past 12 months.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Cox Communications / CBS News / Disney / fubo / FCC / CNN / Jimmy Kimmel / DirecTV / ABC / Warner Bros Discovery / charter / Fox / Venu Sports / Sling TV / NAB / Paramount Skydance / Netflix / NPR / Fox One / Sinclair / Brendan Carr / Bari Weiss / ESPN / TEGNA / NCTA / Nexstar / YouTube TV / PBS
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12/16/2025

DirecTV Scores Big Win in Long-Running Nexstar Fight

A day after CFX flagged the DirecTV challenge lingering before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, a decision came down finding the pay-TV provider has standing to proceed with its federal antitrust claims against Nexstar and its shared services partners.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: Senate Commerce / SEC / White Knight / Michael Hartman / Mission / FCC / DirecTV / TEGNA / Nexstar
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12/16/2025

Verizon Touts Tablo After CMG Blackout

Verizon Fios customers lost two Cox Media Group stations Monday evening, with the two unable to come to terms on a renewal of their retransmission consent deal.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: CW / Fox / Laff / Cox Media Group / DISH Network / peacock / DirecTV / Mission Broadcasting / Comcast / MeTV / Verizon / CHARGE! / Scripps / Fox One / NBC / Pittsburgh Cable News Channel

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