Tag: Nexstar
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Scripps Takes Arizona Coyotes Games to New OTA TV Station, Swapping With The CW
E.W. Scripps said the Arizona Coyotes will be moving to a new home a little more than a month after the NHL team made the switch to over-the-air television. Arizona Coyotes will be moving from Channel 15.2 (KNXV.2) to Channel 61 (KASW), the media company and NHL team confirmed in a statement on Thursday. Nexstar-owned…
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YouTube TV is Adding More The CW Affiliates
YouTube TV is adding more The CW affiliates to its lineup. So far, Cord Cutters News has only been able to confirm one addition, but there have been unconfirmed reports of others. The new affiliate is WQCW-TV, the Tri-State The CW affiliate owned by Gray Television. Hopefully, soon more Gray Television locals will show up…
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Detroit Station Owner Says He Plans to Sue Scripps for $75 Million Over CW Affiliate Switcheroo
Kevin Adell isn’t taking The CW drama playing out between local television stations in Detroit lightly. Adell, who owns WADL-TV, told Cord Cutters News that he plans to file a lawsuit against neighboring station WMYD-TV and its parent, E.W. Scripps, and is seeking $75 million in damages over what he alleges is “tortious interference” by…
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The CW Dispute in Detroit is Escalating With a Request For ‘Legal Hold’
The state of The CW in the Detroit market continues to spiral out of control. The latest wrinkle has an attorney for Kevin Adell, owner of WADL-TV, sending a note to E.W. Scripps and its WMYD-TV station seeking a “legal hold” on all documents related to its agreement to carry Nexstar’s The CW network. This…
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The Detroit CW Feud With Nexstar Gets Ugly With Cease and Desist Letter
Kevin Adell, the owner of Detroit-area TV station WADL, sent a cease and desist letter to rival local station WMYD and parent E.W. Scripps demanding it kill its plans to start carrying The CW Network next week.WA The fate of where The CW heads to in Detroit is up in the air thanks to an…
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WWE NXT Finds a New Home at The CW
The WWE said that WWE NXT, which showcases its up-and-coming wrestling talent, will move from the USA Network to The CW in October 2024. The move comes after the WWE announced that its Friday Night Smackdown program will return to the USA Network that same month after striking a five-year deal with NBC Universal. By…
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Cox and Nexstar Sign Multi-Year Distribution Deal For Local ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC Stations, Heading Off Any Blackouts
Nexstar and Cox Communications said they have signed a multi-year distribution agreement for the cable company to carry Nexstar’s channels across the country. The deal cover Nexstar’s local TV stations in 23 markets in the U.S., as well as news network NewsNation and digital networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV. The companies did not disclose…
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The CW Moves to Another Detroit Station After Getting Booted Over Pay Dispute
The CW has found a new home in Detroit. Again. The CW Network, owned by Nexstar, struck a deal with E.W. Scripps to run on WMYD-TV, and will bring its programming to TV20 on November 13. This represents the third station that The CW has been over over the last two months. It previously jumped…
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Detroit TV Station Boots CW Off its Lineup Over Pay Dispute
WADL-TV, a television station that serves the Detroit market, said it is removing the CW Network due to a disagreement over payment. CW programming such as FBoy Island and Penn & Teller: Fool Us will no longer air on the station. Instead, WADL will fill the programming time with My Network shows, since the station…
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Nexstar Says the Disney-Charter Deal is a Win for Broadcast TV
You can count Nexstar as a fan of the distribution agreement struck between Disney and Charter, which ended a two week-blackout of stations like ESPN, select local ABC stations and other Disney-owned cable channels. The deal, which was announced last month, shook a few of the pay-TV norms up, including bundling Disney+ for some customers…