Some Fox, ABC affiliates might be missing from new sports streaming service
The joint venture being developed by Fox, Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery might not offer every ABC and Fox station as once suggested.
Nexstar Media Group ($NXST) is one of the biggest operators of local broadcast television stations in the United States. In addition to more than 160 local stations, Nexstar Media Group operates NewsNation (formerly WGN America), LIN Digital, Zap2It and Antenna TV. The company shares ownership of the Food Network and Cooking Channel with Discovery Networks. Nexstar is based in Irving, Texas.
The joint venture being developed by Fox, Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery might not offer every ABC and Fox station as once suggested.
Nexstar Media Group is asking the FCC to eliminate or substantially lower a fine related to its contract negotiations with Hawaiian Telcom last year.
Some residents were evacuated ahead of the tower’s decommissioning, and classes were cancelled at a nearby school.
In a letter sent to the FCC’s top commissioner, the activist said it was beyond time for the agency to act on the matter.
Nexstar is asking a federal court to review a decision by the FCC last December that upholds broadcast ownership limitations.
The CW broadcast network earned just $250 million in revenue during Nexstar’s first full calendar year as majority owner.
The largest independent owner of television stations in the country saw its net revenue fall to $4.933 billion during 2023.
Police are searching for a person who set several cars on fire and burned a parking lot security system at the studios of KSWB in San Diego on Monday.
The threat was made by a new employee, who has since been fired.
The network characterized it as a “multi-year contract” that will keep Banfield’s eponymous show on the channel for a while longer.