DirecTV And Nexstar Dig In For Long-Haul Carriage Dispute During Lull In Summer Programming
deadline.comA Fourth of July miracle appears extremely unlikely for the millions of DirecTV customers who lost access Sunday to programming from Nexstar-owned local stations or cable network NewsNation.
Instead, a protracted distribution battle is likely to play out during a summer programming lull and a time of great uncertainty for TV stakeholders given the WGA strike and another potential walkout by SAG-AFTRA.
About 159 ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and CW affiliates went dark Sunday evening due to a carriage dispute between Nexstar, the largest local station owner in the U.S., and DirecTV, the country’s third-largest pay-TV provider.
Top markets like LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Denver are part of the tangle, including marquee stations like KTLA and WGN.
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