DirecTV offers bill credits, Visa gift cards during TEGNA blackout
DirecTV is offering bill credits to customers who lost one or more channel due to its most-recent business dispute with TEGNA
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DirecTV is offering bill credits to customers who lost one or more channel due to its most-recent business dispute with TEGNA
Both sides have until prime-time to reach a new or temporary deal before TEGNA’s 60-plus channels are pulled.
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