Tag: Tegna
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Tegna Responds to AT&T Dropping Locals
After failing to come to an agreement to keep Tegna-owned local channels on AT&T’s DirecTV, U-Verse, and AT&T TV, AT&T dropped the local stations from its services. Before the channels were dropped, AT&T shared a statement with customers on its website, saying “As many station owners like TEGNA keep losing viewers and sponsors, they’ve resorted…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: HBO Max Redefines ‘Home Box Office,’ Discovery’s New Streaming Service, and More
December is starting off with a bang thanks to some landmark streaming news from HBO Max and Discovery’s announcement of a new streaming service launching early next year. Elsewhere, a pair of carrier disputes have led to major channel blackouts, and fuboTV is betting on sports wagering as a major new revenue source. Here’s what…
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AT&T Loses Tegna Owned Locals, American Television Alliance Responds
Last week, we reported that AT&T was in jeopardy of losing over 60 Tegna owned local stations in 52 markets, affecting customers across the country. Those channels were pulled from DirecTV and U-Verse at 7 pm ET on December 1. “It is alarming, albeit unsurprising, that TEGNA is profiteering off of the need for local…
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AT&T Could Lose Tegna Owned Locals on DirecTV and U-Verse
Starting at 8:00 pm on November 30, AT&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse could lose Tegna-owned local stations. A scrolling on-screen notice showed up today for viewers who could be affected. Just like the dispute that we reported on yesterday that could cause Dish to lose Nexstar-owned local channels in the largest TV blackout in history, this…
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Tegna Will Bring its Live Local News to Fire TV with Launch of New Apps
Today Tegna announced apps for its OTT streaming stations are headed for Amazon Fire TV. The apps are set to hit the devices sometime in 2020. Tegna also announced an update for its Roku apps finished rolling out today, giving viewers an enhanced experience. Tegna’s OTT station apps give viewers free, ad-supported access to live…
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Justice Network will Relaunch as True Crime Network This Month
TEGNA announced today that Justice Network, a channel featuring crime and investigative programming, will be rebranding to become True Crime Network on July 27. True Crime Network will be a free, on-demand streaming service, geared toward true crime fans. The service will initially launch with hundreds of hours of on-demand content from the network’s library,…
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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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Another Competitor Joins the Bidding War for Your Local Channels
Many cord cutters have found that they can drop expensive cable packages and still enjoy many of their local channels with an antenna. Antenna sales are on the rise with many choosing this free alternative for watching local TV. Media companies are taking note of the popularity of OTA TV and are willing to make…
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TEGNA Renews Its Affiliation Agreement with FOX For 6 Markets
Today TEGNA announced a multi-year deal with FOX Corporation renewing station affiliation in six markets. This includes three stations recently acquired from Nextstar Media Group This deal means TEGNA will continue full coverage of Fox Broadcast network, including The Masked Singer, 9-1-1, the NFL on FOX, and other popular programming. “We are pleased to expand our relationship…
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TEGNA Renews Its Partnership With CBS All Access
Today CBS and TEGNA announced a deal to keep TEGNA owned stations on CBS All Access. This means not only will you be able to watch CBS network programming with CBS All Access but also be able to live stream TEGNA owned stations. “TEGNA is a valued and longtime CBS partner,” said Ray Hopkins, President,…