Paramount will pull CW affiliation from 8 stations on Friday
Paramount will drop CW affiliations from eight of its TV stations on Friday, with network programming moving to other stations in each market.
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.
Paramount will drop CW affiliations from eight of its TV stations on Friday, with network programming moving to other stations in each market.
Nexstar says it will move CW shows to new TV stations in Oklahoma City, Pittsburgh and Seattle in September.
Nexstar will move its CW Network affiliation from WUPA to WPCH-TV in Atlanta, starting September 1.
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Nexstar has accused DirecTV of illegally streaming CW Network programming for months, as the war between the two companies escalates.
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The Louisiana-based photographer says at least two local news websites owned by Nexstar Media used her pictures without permission.