Tag: Nexstar
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Nexstar Agrees to End Its Blackout But Not With DIRECTV
Today Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and Hawaiian Telcom announced that they have reached a comprehensive multi-year agreement covering Nexstar’s three local television stations serving Hawaii, national cable news network, NewsNation, and the company’s digital network, Rewind TV. This deal will end a long ongoing blackout. With this agreement, thousands of Hawaiian Telecom subscribers will once again…
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How Long Will The DIRECTV & Nexstar Blackout Last? Everything We Know
Earlier this week DIRECTV, U-Verse, and DIRECTV STREAM subscribers lost Nexstar-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates, along with CW stations owned by Nexstar. Nexstar says 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 Nexstar-owned local TV stations…
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CW Adds Several New OTA Stations
Earlier this morning, Nexstar Media Group announced three of its stations will join The CW Network as affiliates starting September 1st, 2023. The stations are WPHL Philadelphia, KRON San Francisco, and WTTA Tampa, which are currently affiliates of MyNetworkTV. Current CW affiliates in these areas are WPSG Philadelphia, KBCU San Francisco, and WTOG Tampa. The…
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The CW Maybe The New Home of The Pac-12 & Motorsports Events
Nexstar’s CEO Perry Sook revealed the company is “willing to program sports on the weekends” and plans to expand its live sports portfolio.
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Nexstar Media Group is Expanding Its Ownership of Local TV Stations
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced the company is spending $35 million to acquire the assets of two more local television news stations, KUSI-TV.
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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…