Tag: DIRECTV

Yesterday DIRECTV filed a complaint with the FCC saying Nexstar is blocking its ability to offer The CW in markets owned by Sinclair, according to a copy of the letter DIRECTV sent to Cord Cutters News. In a letter to the FCC, DIRECTV said: Last week, it expanded this blackout to include CW network programming…

Today DIRECTV announced in a statement sent to Cord Cutters News announced that the Supreme Court of New York has agreed with them in their case against Nexstar. At issue here is that Nexstar renewed a contract with DIRECTV to include WHAG-TV even though Nexstar knew it would soon lose its NBC affiliate. This caused…

Good news for sports fans that subscribe to DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM. Spectrum has signed a new contract with DIRECTV that will give the satellite and streaming service more flexibility in how it offers Spectrum SportsNet. This deal means Spectrum SportsNet, which offers Lakers games, and Spectrum SportsNet LA, which offers Dodgers games, will continue…

Today DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM subscribers have lost Nexstar-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates, along with CW stations owned by Nexstar. The stations went dark at 7 PM Eastern. Nexstar says DIRECTV rejected Nexstar’s offer to extend the current distribution agreement to Oct. 31, 2023, to give both sides more time to negotiate.  In…

Today Nexstar started notifying customers that their contract with DIRECTV is coming up and that their locals could go dark soon. This comes as DIRECTV recently sued Nexstar over what it calls illegal collusion when it comes to how it negotiations local rights. Update: Nexstar-owned locals have gone dark on DIRECTV-owned services. You can learn…