Tag: Nexstar
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Nexstar Ends Free Live Streaming of Local News on ABC, NBC, FOX, & CBS Owned Stations
For years Nexstar owned local stations streamed their local news and lifestyle programs for free, live as they aired. Nexstar has announced they will no longer offer their local news streamed live for free. Instead, you will have to wait two hours to watch them online. Nexstar says you will be able to see a […]
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Hulu and Nexstar Reach a Deal to Bring Locals Back to Hulu with Live, Adding WGN America
Hulu with Live dropped Nexstar owned local channels back in October after the two companies were unable to make an agreement to continue their contract. Today, Nexstar announced that its ABC affiliate stations have been restored on the streaming service. Along with the news of the local stations coming back to Hulu, Nexstar announced that […]
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Dish Loses Nexstar Owned Locals in ‘Largest Local Station Blackout in TV History’
Nexstar has pulled access to its 164 local channels in 120 markets across 42 states for Dish customers, after refusing a contract extension offered by Dish. We first reported on the likely blackout last week when Dish shared that Nexstar was asking for over $1 billion in fees for their television channels. “This action by […]
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Dish Could See Largest TV Station Blackout in History
Nexstar Media Group is threatening to pull its channels from Dish, taking away customer access to 164 local channels in 120 markets across 42 states. Dish claims that Nexstar is “trying to use its market power to demand unreasonable rate increases while intentionally using millions of Americans as pawns in their negotiations.” Nexstar is currently […]
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Hulu with Live Could Lose Nexstar Owned Local Channels Tonight
Update: While Hulu has lost local affiliate ABC affiliate networks in some markets, those channels have been replaced with a national ABC feed, giving viewers continued access to ABC programming. Hulu with Live could lose Nexstar owned local channels as soon as tonight, the broadcast television group warns customers. Nexstar owns and operates a total […]
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ATVA Urges Congress to Require Big Broadcasters Receiving Small Business Loans to Prevent Blackouts
Congress has been sending out loans to small businesses, providing them funding to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Through the small stations they own, some big broadcasters are eligible for those loans. Today, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) called on Congress to put a condition on those loans given to major broadcasters, saying that […]
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Comcast May Lose Nexstar Locals, WGN America, & More Tomorrow
Update: It appears that Comcast and Nexstar have reached a deal at least to extend talks preventing a blackout. You can learn more HERE. If you still have Comcast for your TV provider, you may soon lose your local TV affiliates. Comcast has posted a warning on their site that Nexstar owned ABC, CBS, FOX, […]
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Nexstar is Selling 19 OTA TV Stations For $1.32 Billion in Cash
Recently Nexstar completed its purchase of Tribune-owned TV stations for $6.4 billion. Now Nexstar has announced that they are selling off 19 TV stations in 15 markets for $1.32 billion. With this deal, Tenga will purchase 11 of the TV stations in 8 markets for $740 million. The E.W. Scripps Co. will purchase 8 TV […]
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YouTube TV is Adding Tribune ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations That Are Now Owned By Nexstar
Earlier this week YouTube TV started to add new local TV stations with the addition of some old Tribune stations now owned by Nexstar. Now it seems that YouTube TV is using its deal with Nexstar to slowly add all the old Tribune stations that it previously didn’t have a contract for. This will likely […]
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Nexstar and FOX Renew Affiliation Agreements
Today, Nexstar Media Group and Fox announced a multi-year agreement to renew Fox network affiliations for Nexstar owned and operated stations in 31 markets. Nexstar is also acquiring 8 Fox affiliates from its pending acquisition of Tribune, and the agreement would cover those markets as well. “We are delighted to reach this long-term extension of […]