Tag: Nexstar
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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…
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Nexstar’s KTLA Extends LA Clippers Contract
KTLA will continue to host Los Angeles Clipper games through 2025. KTLA, owned by local broadcasting giant Nexstar, has extended its contract with the Clippers through the 2024-25 season, the station said in a release. This marks the 15th season in which the Clippers will be on KTLA. While the Clippers often fall in the…
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Nexstar & Sinclair Expand Partnership As The CW Network Comes to Three New Stations in September, Including Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Oklahoma City
Today, Nexstar and Sinclair announced a new deal that will see Sinclair-owned stations keep The CW network and expand into two new markets. Nexstar also announced that it will change one of its TV stations into a The CW affiliate in September. With this deal, Sinclair will continue to offer The CW programming in 35…
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Nexstar Says DIRECTV is Manufacturing Blackout of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals & FCC Shouldn’t Get Invloved
On Monday, DIRECTV filed an updated complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, asking the agency to investigate Nexstar over the blackout of local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations as a result of their dispute. Now Nexstar, in a statement to Cord Cutters News, has argued that DIRECTV has “manufactured this crisis” and that the…
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Nexstar Says DIRECTV is Misleading Its Subscribers In Fight Over Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates
Nexstar says DIRECTV isn’t being 100% forthright to customers about the state of the negotiations, countering a claim from the satellite TV provider that the nation’s largest television station owner is “holding local news and sports hostage.” “Once again, DIRECTV is misleading its subscribers, as they have done consistently throughout this impasse,” Nexstar said in…
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DIRECTV vs Nexstar Everything We Know About This Ugly Contract Fight & Will ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Will Return To DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, & U-verse
Back in July 2023, DIRECTV, U-verse, and DIRECTV STREAM subscribers lost Nexstar-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates, along with CW stations owned by Nexstar. At the time, Nexstar said DIRECTV rejected Nexstar’s offer to extend the current distribution agreement to Oct. 31, 2023, to give both sides more time to negotiate. In total, 159…
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Nexstar The Largest Owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates Saw Ad Revenues Drop $87 Million Year-Over-Year
Across the television industry adverting revenues have continued to fall. Now Nexstar the largest owner and operator of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates has reported that in the 2nd quarter of 2023, its ad revenues fell $87 million compared to the same period last year. Overall revenues for the quarter were only down $5…
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Nexstar, The Largest Owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates, Doesn’t Think Ratings Properly Reflects Its Scale & Power
Today Nexstar announced a plan to build a next-generation audience measurement platform. According to Nexstar’s press release, this new platform will be capable of providing data that accurately reflects the “scale and power of the company’s national and local media businesses.” This comes as Nexstar made it clear they don’t think current measurements properly represent…
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Nexstar, The Largest Owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates, Hires a New President & COO As It Continues Its Fight With DIRECTV
Today Nexstar Media Group announced that Michael Bird has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. He will assume his new duties on August 21st, 2023, and his contract runs through August 2027. Mr. Bird has spent 23 years at Fox Corporation. At Fox he helped oversee the distribution of television programming via broadcasting…
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Nexstar Accuses DIRECTV of Disparaging Nexstar & Mischaracterizing In FCC Letter Over CW Programing
Recently 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. Now Nexstar has filed a letter to the FCC replying to DIRECTV’s claims. At issue here are rights to…