Tag: Tegna
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Sinclair Will Launch The Nest Network on 35 More TEGNA Channels This Month
Sinclair Broadcast Group struck a new distribution deal with to bring its broadcast network The Nest to dozens more channels across the country. The Nest is a free, over-the-air national network, and through a partnership with fellow broadcaster TEGNA, will launch this month on 35 additional channels affiliated with NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, and MyNetwork.…
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DIRECTV Won’t Offer National Feeds in Place of Blacked Out Local Tegna Channels for NFL Playoffs
Some DIRECTV subscribers have to find another way to watch the NFL Playoffs this weekend. DIRECTV has no plans to offer a national network feed to air the NFL playoffs this weekend in place of blacked out Tegna-owned local channels. “We are interested in working with the networks to obtain national feeds in situations where…
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Tegna, Still Dealing With DIRECTV Dispute, Renews Deal For All NBC Affiliates
Tegna, which owns dozens of local affiliate channels, on Wednesday said it renewed its affiliation agreement with Comcast-owned NBC for 20 of its stations. The new multi-year deal applies to markets that cover more than 21 million households. Tegna said it’s the largest independent owner of NBC affiliates, and that 10 of them are in…
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The Recap: Comcast Price Hikes, DIRECTV-Tegna Fight Gets Uglier, and More
It’s been about a week or so since the last price hike from a cable or streaming service, so we’re overdue. The latest to warn customers that its prices were going up is cable giant Comcast, which said the increases would take effect later this week. It follows price hikes from DIRECTV, DISH, and pretty…
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Deal Alert! As Tegna & DIRECTV Fight Continues, Mohu & Antennas Direct Are Offering 25% Off Antennas
Earlier this week DIRECTV, U-Verse, and DIRECTV STREAM subscribers lost Tegna-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates. Since the two parties have yet to agree on a new deal to restore the local channels to customers are searching for ways to watch their local news and more. If you need an antenna, beginning today, you can…
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DIRECTV Slams Tegna For Denying Military and Government Facility Access to NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX During Blackout
DIRECTV on Thursday slammed Tegna for denying a request to restore the blacked out local stations to government and military facilities while the negotiations continue. “We privately sought TEGNA’s permission to restore its signals exclusively to military and federal institutions while we continue to negotiate a new agreement, which would’ve allowed DIRECTV to once again…
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DIRECTV Not ‘Seriously Negotiating’ to Restore Blacked Out ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Stations, Tegna Says
Tegna, which owns dozens of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates that are blacked out for DIRECTV customers, accused the pay-TV provider isn’t taking their negotiations seriously. The local broadcast company, which owns 64 stations across 51 markets across the country, said DIRECTV has proposed restoring the stations to only military and government facilities, which…
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DIRECTV Says it May Replace Local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC With National Feeds — But is That Possible?
DIRECTV Chief Content Officer Rob Thun told Cord Cutters News last week that the ongoing disputes with local broadcast companies has him considering whether the pay-TV provider should just drop local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates altogether. In a follow-up interview with StreamTV Insider, Thun floated an idea about how he would do this:…
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American Television Alliance Applauds DIRECTV’s A La Carte Pricing Plan for Local ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Channels
The American Television Alliance, which advocates for the traditional pay-TV players in cable and satellite, lauded DIRECTV’s suggestion that local broadcasters charge its customers directly for access to local affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX networks, which it made to broadcast owner Tegna in talks that broke down last week, resulting in another blackout.…
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How Long Will the DIRECTV & Tegna Blackout Last? Everything We Know
Earlier this week DIRECTV, U-Verse, and DIRECTV STREAM subscribers lost Tegna-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates. Tegna says DIRECTV rejected its fair offer. DIRECTV says Tegna wouldn’t agree with their offer to make locals à la carte channels not part of the base package. Consequently, Tegna removed locals from DIRECTV, U-Verse, and DIRECTV STREAM.…