DirecTV and major station group Tegna have struck a carriage deal, ending a programming blackout that began November 30 and affected roughly 5 million customers across the U.S.. The signals of Tegna’s 64 owned stations in 51 Nielsen designated markets will return to DirecTV satellite systems, DirecTV Stream and U-verse cable over the course of
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Tom Carter, a longtime former Nexstar exec who is now a senior advisor to the CEO and board of directors, says the company could acquire Disney’s local ABC TV stations with “little friction” if they become available. Disney CEO Bob Iger spurred talk of a potential sale of the eight stations over the summer when
To the relief of many in the embattled pay-TV business, which faces its most uncertain fall season in decades along with existential angst due to cord-cutting, a reliable viewer draw is about to return. season kicks off on Saturday, with a slate of seven televised games starting with Notre Dame’s opener against Navy. A shadow
A new carriage dispute has been initiated between Nexstar Media Group and DirecTV forcing more than 150 local TV stations to go dark. Both companies did not come to terms with a new agreement and subscribers are now deprived of local stations that include the CW’s affiliate stations in New York City WPIX and Los
Amazon and DirecTV have come up with an answer to the question many NFL fans have had since the tech giant locked up exclusive rights to NFL : Will the game be on at the corner bar? The companies have struck a multi-year deal to put Amazon’s TNF broadcasts in more than 300,000 sports bars,
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed longtime speculation that the league’s Sunday Ticket rights will be going to a streaming service after nearly 30 years on DirecTV. “I clearly believe we will be moving to a streaming service,” the commissioner told CNBC. He was speaking from Sun Valley, ID, where he is attending the Allen &