[Reuters via MSN]
DirecTV removes Nexstar's programming after failing to reach distribution
agreement
DirecTV removed TV station owner Nexstar Media Group's network and local
community programming from its satellite, cable and streaming systems as
they failed to reach a new distribution agreement, the companies said on
Sunday.
Nexstar, the largest local TV station owner in the U.S., said in a
statement that satellite provider DirecTV rejected its offer to extend the
current distribution agreement to Oct. 31, adding that their Los Angeles,
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Denver markets have been
affected.
DirecTV in a separate statement said Nexstar demanded more than double the
current viewer fees from them for the same content, leading it to losing
rights to offer Nexstar's network partners ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW
stations in select markets, as well as the cable news service NewsNation.
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rest:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/directv-removes-nexstars-programming-after-failing-to-reach-distribution-agreement/ar-AA1dlsGM
I get News Nation courtesy of Xfinity so haven't been
affected, but I'll get out the charity can for Nexstar...
Well, no fucking way, actually.
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