Tag: Nexstar
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DIRECTV STREAM Adds Five More The CW Stations to its Lineup
DIRECTV said on Tuesday that it added five more The CW stations to its DIRECTV STREAM service. The stations range from WOTV-CW in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to KELO-CW in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. DIRECTV has been busy adding more The CW affiliates to its lineup as it works to create more parity between its core…
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The CW Quietly Launched a Free, Live Streaming Platform With 12 Channels
With little fanfare, The CW has launched a free, ad-supported live streaming service with 12 channels. The service is available on The CW’s website under the “Channels” section. Clicking on it will bring you live feeds from a dozen channels, ranging from Ion to the Game Show Channel and Mystery Science Theater 3000. Cord Cutters…
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FCC Fines Nexstar $720,000 For Negotiating in ‘Bad Faith’ For its FOX and MyNetworkTV Stations
The Federal Communications Commission slapped Nexstar with a $720,000 fine after slamming the broadcasting giant for negotiating in “bad faith” with a telecom company to carry its local FOX and MyNetworkTV stations. Nexstar proposed terms of its retransmission agreement to Hawaiian Telecom that included a provision preventing the telecom company from filing a complaint with…
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Cutters Q&A: Scripps CEO on Bringing Sports Back to Local, and the Real Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
The phone calls from sports teams looking to strike a deal with Scripps has been ringing off the hook. That’s according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson, who sat down with Cord Cutters News amidst the chaos of CES 2024. Symson shared his thoughts on why sports teams are keen to jump back into broadcast, why…
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Comcast Wins Its Fight with a Local TV Station As The FCC Fines Them $150,000
The Federal Communications Commission has slapped Mission Broadcasting with a $150,000 fine following complaint from Comcast. The complaint, originally filed in December 2022, accused Mission Broadcasting and Nexstar for failing to “negotiate retransmission consent in good faith.” This comes as local TV stations and cable companies have increasingly been at odds. Local networks have been…
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The CW Finally Drops “The” And Goes Red-Orange in Spicy Rebrand
The CW is changing its logo in time for the Critics Choice Awards this Sunday. The network will drop “The” from its title and add what it calls “CW hot sauce” to its branding color palette. While fans of the network have been calling it CW for quite some time, the channel has caught up…
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Nexstar Media Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Day with Special Programming Featuring His Only Grandchild
Nexstar will air a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King starting January 13. The network will debut A Grandaughter’s Dream featuring Yolanda Renee King, the sole grandchild of the civil rights leaders and his wife. The 30-minute special coincides with the national celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. Donna…
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Fubo Strikes Deal To Carry Nexstar’s Local ABC, The CW, MyNetworkTV Channels
Fubo and Nexstar, the nation’s largest owners of local ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates, struck a new distribution deal to keep a large swath of its channels in the live streaming service’s lineup and avert a blackout. The deal is described as a multi-year distribution agreement, although the companies didn’t disclose the terms. It…
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The Recap: Another DIRECTV Blackout, ESPN and MLB Lose Tons of Subscribers, and More
DIRECTV subscribers were hit hard by another blackout, this time with ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates owned by Tegna. Meanwhile, there’s more indication of cable TV’s struggles, along with some tough numbers to swallow for ESPN and the MLB Network. As always, there was a lot going on in the world of cord cutting.…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, NAACP, and Rainbow Push Coalition Are Getting Involved With the Sale of a Detroit TV Station
Local TV broadcast owner Kevin Adell has been waiting for the Federal Communications Commission to approve the sale of his Detroit-area station to Mission Broadcasting, a company that is run by local broadcasting giant Nexstar. The wait has resulted in a spiraling real-life drama over the home of the local The CW affiliate, complete with…