Nexstar/Mission/White Knight dispute with DIRECTV

[Nate.O’Brien]

The dispute slate has been changed to remove mentions of Nexstar. Sounds like we may have ANOTHER dispute on our hands soon!!!!

Nexstar is thanking about buying ABC O&O stations from Disney. That’s the reason why you’re seeing ESPN3 listed on there.
Nexstar Adviser: Station Group Could Buy ABC O&Os With ‘Little Friction’ If Disney Decides To Sell Them

 

[KyL416]

That deal isn't even close to happening and Disney already came out with a statement denying that any talks took place. Even in a fantasy world where it was happening and that deal would somehow pass all the approvals before the end of the current dispute, they would still have to honor the existing Disney contracts for the 8 ABC O&Os.

ESPN3 is listed because Nexstar controls 35 ABC affiliates, and that is how affected customers can still stream ABC's NCAA games. It's the same with Peacock and Paramount+ which will give you much of NBC's and CBS's sports, including their NFL games.

 

[lordodogg]

It's the same with Peacock and Paramount+ which will give you much of NBC's and CBS's sports, including their NFL games.

Dfergie said a while back that he was seeing scrolls on Paramount+ about NFL programming not being available. Do you happen to know if that’s true, and if it is, is it something to do with the dispute?

 

[KyL416]

CBS's games were available via Paramount+ this weekend. And unlike CBS's other programming, they do not need the highest tier to stream live, they make it available as a seperate stream for people with the essentials plan.

The scroll might have been referring to the locally televised preseason games.

 

[lordodogg]

The scroll might have been referring to the locally televised preseason games.

His local CBS is KRQE, which isn't even on any of the 506sports Preseason schedule pages (but their sister stations KWBQ & KASY are, which don't even stream on P+ since they're CW & MNT affiliates, heck I just checked & YTTV is the only streaming provider that even has them).

 

[dfergie]

Paramount+ did carry the CBS Browns game Sunday... but no Fox games available of course.

 

[dtv757]

for fox try foxsports.com (on pc) and then cast to a chromecast or tv

 

[lordodogg]

See post 68, that is where Tony1097 tried that and it didn’t work

 

[lordodogg]

DIRECTV Says 'Significant Progress' Made In Nexstar Blackout Talks, But There's One Big Issue | Cord Cutters News

There may yet be light at the end of the tunnel for the DIRECTV customers still dealing with the blackout of local ABC, NBC, FOX, and CBS stations due to its dispute with Neustar. But there appears to be one outstanding point that the two sides can’t agree on. “We’ve made significant progress in...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[Joe The Dragon]

That deal isn't even close to happening and Disney already came out with a statement denying that any talks took place. Even in a fantasy world where it was happening and that deal would somehow pass all the approvals before the end of the current dispute, they would still have to honor the existing Disney contracts for the 8 ABC O&Os.

ESPN3 is listed because Nexstar controls 35 ABC affiliates, and that is how affected customers can still stream ABC's NCAA games. It's the same with Peacock and Paramount+ which will give you much of NBC's and CBS's sports, including their NFL games.

if they do buy them will they be forced to give channels in some markets like WGN?

 

[KyL416]

if they do buy them will they be forced to give channels in some markets like WGN?

All of their markets have overlap with the ABC O&Os, if (and that's a big if) they were to acquire ABC, they would likely "divest" KTLA, KRON, WGN, WPHL, KIAH and WNCN to their shell company Mission along with some additional stations as they already needed to use Mission to acquire WPIX. Fresno is the bigger issue, as Nexstar already owns their NBC and CBS affiliates so they would be forced to divest at least one of their Big 3 stations to an actual 3rd party broadcaster.

 

[KyL416]

They have temporarily agreed to return the Nexstar owned local stations and NewsNation while they work out a final 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 while we both work to complete the terms of an agreement.

EDIT: They're now back on satellite

EDIT2: The streaming feeds returned at around 10am

 

[dfergie]

Albuqureque locals up...

 

[dtv757]

The nexstar deal officially resolved

https://www.nexstar.tv/directv-and-nexstar-reach-new-multi-year-distribution-agreement/

 

[dtv757]

Still missing my nbc and fox on demand channels

Hopefully the mission one gets resolved

 

[mdram]

its settled https://www.directv.com/insider/nexstar-stations-return/

DIRECTV and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) have officially reached a comprehensive new multi-year distribution agreement covering 176 Nexstar-owned local television stations and the company’s national cable news network, NewsNation. This follows the return of the television stations and NewsNation to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse on the morning of Sept. 17.


Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.


DIRECTV and Nexstar greatly appreciate the patience of their subscribers and viewers during this negotiation.

 

[SamCdbs]

DIRECTV and Nexstar greatly appreciate the patience of their subscribers and viewers during this negotiation.

Right. If Nexstar cared one whit about serving its communities, this never would have happened. All local TV chains care about is charging for what should be free.

 

[mdram]

i dont disagree, its why i back the provider in these things

 

[dtv757]

NBC and FOX on demand channels have returned !!

(it may have been a few days ago idk, was out of town )

 

[lordodogg]

Same here, both CBS-OD & NBC-OD are back, although CBS itself still in dispute. I at least thought CBS-OD would give me the "not currently available" message, but that isn't happening either.