Nexstar and DirecTV Reach Deal, Temporarily Restoring 150+ Local Stations During Negotiations
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Nexstar and DirecTV reached an agreement to temporarily restore over 150 local TV stations during negotiations.
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The blackout began on July 2nd over disputes of a new retransmission consent agreement.
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This was one of the longest standoffs between a major broadcaster and pay TV provider.
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The deal will likely influence future retransmission consent negotiations industry-wide.
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Nexstar is the largest TV station owner and DirecTV has 12.7 million subscribers nationwide.
