Tag: Nexstar
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Nexstar Thinks Cable TV Losses to Cord Cutting Are Coming to An End
Today, Nexstar the largest owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations, put out a new presentation to investors. In that presentation, the company says it believes that cable TV losses will come to an end. According to Nexstar, cable TV subscribers will be able to enjoy a superior experience, enabling them to access all…
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Will Disney Sell ABC? Skeptical Insiders Reportedly Don’t See It Becoming Reality
Disney CEO Bob Iger’s talks to sell the ABC Network may be “greatly exaggerated.” That’s according to the New York Post, citing an anonymous investment banker briefed on the talks, who said that “everyone is way ahead of their skis on this story” and that “they don’t know what is happening here.” Over the summer,…
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DIRECTV & Nexstar Finalize a Deal To Keep Nexstar Owned ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals on DIRECTV STREAM & More
Yesterday DIRECTV and Nexstar agreed to a temporary deal to bring back Nexstar owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals. Now the two companies have announced a finalized deal to end the months long blackout for DIRECTV customers. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed but this deal also brings back NewsNation to DIRECTV. In…
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Will Disney Sell ABC? Here’s Everything We Know
There appears to be a race to buy the ABC affiliates owned by Disney. Or maybe not? That’s part of the confusion stemming from a flurry of development around those eight stations. Nexstar, which owns a large number of local stations, expressed its interest, while Allen Media Group also put in an even more aggressive…
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DIRECTV and Nexstar Agree to Bring ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Locals Back In Temporary Agreement
Nexstar and DIRECTV have agreed to temporarily bring back nearly 160 local ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC stations back to the satellite TV provider, ending a blackout that has spanned three months. “In recognition and appreciation of the continued patience of DIRECTV customers and Nexstar viewers, the companies have agreed to temporarily return the signals…
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DIRECTV Says ‘Significant Progress’ Made In Nexstar Blackout Talks, But There’s One Big Issue
There may yet be light at the end of the tunnel for the DIRECTV customers still dealing with the blackout of local ABC, NBC, FOX, and CBS stations due to its dispute with Neustar. But there appears to be one outstanding point that the two sides can’t agree on. Update: a temporary deal has been…
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Are DIRECTV & Nexstar Getting Close to A Deal To Return ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals? Progress is Being Made
For months now, there has been a very ugly fight between DIRECTV owned services, including DIRECTV STREAM and Nexstar. With this deal, Nexstar, the largest owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals has pulled its locals from DIRECTV. Now though there are a few hopeful signs that a deal will soon be reached between…
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Disney Denies Nexstar Talks For ABC Stations, Says “No Decision” Has Been Made
Disney may not be so eager to sell its ABC stations after all. The company issued a statement denying that there are talks with Nexstar about the sale of its eight ABC affiliate stations. “While we are open to considering a variety of strategic options for our linear businesses, at this time The Walt Disney…
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Nexstar Wants to Buy Disney’s ABC Stations
Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that he would be open to selling off some of the company’s local ABC stations. Now Nexstar, the largest owner of local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC stations, said it is open to buying them. This comes as Nexstar has aggressively expanded its presence, most notably with…
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Nexstar Exec Says Progress Made With DIRECTV Talks To End ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Blackout, But No Deal Yet
DIRECTV and Nexstar are actually talking and making progress, but so far there’s been no deal to end a months-long blackout of 159 ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC local stations for DIRECTV subscribers. “For the first month of so of the blackout, there wasn’t a lot of movement going on,” said Tom Carter, who in…