Nexstar Media Group Inc. has agreed to temporarily allow customers of satellite-TV provider DirecTV to receive its stations, while the companies seek to complete a permanent content agreement.
(Bloomberg) — Nexstar Media Group Inc. has agreed to temporarily allow customers of satellite-TV provider DirecTV to receive its stations, while the companies seek to complete a permanent content agreement.
“In recognition and appreciation of the continued patience of DirecTV customers and Nexstar viewers, the companies have agreed to temporarily return the signals of the Nexstar-owned stations and national cable news network NewsNation to DirecTV, DirecTV STREAM and U-verse,” the firms said in a statement Sunday.
Nexstar has 200 owned or partner TV stations in 116 markets, including many affiliated with Fox, NBC and CBS. The Texas-based company has been in a contract renewal fight that’s led to blackouts of Nexstar stations on DirecTV systems.
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