TEGNA rejected extensions to prevent blackout, DirecTV exec says
Exclusive: TEGNA rejected a temporary deal that would have kept local stations on DirecTV through the Super Bowl weekend, an executive said on Friday.
DirecTV is a pay television company that offers video services over satellite and through the Internet. The company is majority owned by AT&T, with private equity firm TPG Capital assuming a minority stake. DirecTV operates the flagship satellite service along with DirecTV Stream, its direct-to-consumer streaming video product.
Exclusive: TEGNA rejected a temporary deal that would have kept local stations on DirecTV through the Super Bowl weekend, an executive said on Friday.
Customers who visit most Buffalo Wild Wings and Chili’s restaurants won’t miss local news or sports on TEGNA stations.
Nearly 70 local broadcast stations have been dropped from DirecTV’s satellite and streaming platforms for the second time in three years.
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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TEGNA is warning customers of DirecTV and U-Verse that their channels may be dropped by the end of the month.
The proposal would also force cable and satellite TV companies to terminate a customer’s service the very day they request it.
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Nexstar’s claim that its local TV stations reach 68 percent of the American population did not go unnoticed by DirecTV.