Nexstar, DirecTV Blaming Each Other for Blackout
Nexstar and DirecTV are blaming each other for a blackout over the weekend of 159 Nexstar stations on DirecTV's direct broadcast satellite and streaming lineup. Nexstar said Sunday that DirecTV rejected extending the now-expired distribution agreement between the two to…
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Oct. 31 as they negotiate. It said it offered "the same fair market rates it offered to other distribution partners with whom it completed successful negotiations in the past year." DirecTV said Nexstar was demanding "more than double the previous fees for the same content."