Tegna dispute IS OVER!

[Bruce]

They have a right to make a profit, yes. They also have a right to go out of business if they can’t adjust to changes in the market.

You are applying that to one, Tegna, but should apply that to both, DirecTV needs to adjust also, as does all of the Traditional TV market.

The only answer I can see to fix this Network/Local Channels problem, is let the Networks make all the deals, like they do with YTTV, yes, there could still be blackouts, but would it be as bad as it is now?

There has only been one I can remember with YTTV, was with Disney/ABC, I believe it only lasted a day or two.

But, until Congress changes the law, does not matter.

Maybe there needs to be a major change in how the entertainment business works, starting all the way at the top. Stop paying millions of dollars to the stars of shows, there are plenty of good actors out there that can do a good job, just need a break. Stop paying millions of dollars to sports players, especially when they are still going to make their millions even if they don’t perform. Stop paying millions of dollars to the executives that green light spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a movie or series for a streaming service that isn’t making money.

Not how the free market works.

 

[PioneerDJ]

Sports bars in Buffalo are screwed from showing the Bills game (Peacock exclusive) Saturday night if they only have DirecTV and not cable or Peacock Sports Pass (via UPShow) due to WGRZ 2 (which has local simulcast rights) owned by TEGNA

 

[KyL416]

WGRZ's RF 33 OTA signal is very easy to pickup in most of Buffalo with even the cheapest mudflap style antennas. CTV2 is carrying it too and the Niagara Falls and Northern Buffalo areas can get it OTA via CKVP's RF 29 signal or CHCJ's RF 35 signal. CTV2 also carries Prime Video's Thursday Night Football every week.

 

[pr92]

I think a lot of bars here have already installed antennas or switched to Spectrum during the Nexstar dispute. Can't be without those WIVB/CBS games. Push comes to shove, buying a couple antennas or rokus (yeah they're not supposed to just show consumer Peacock, but do you honestly think the owner of John Doe's corner bar really gives a sh*t?) isn't gonna break them.

 

[Bruce]

Deal done-

DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, & Tegna Reach a Deal to Restore 64 TV Stations Ending The Blackout | Cord Cutters News

Today, DIRECTV and Tegna announced that they have reached a deal to bring back 64 Tegna-owned TV stations in 51 markets. This comes after the stations went dark on DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM in late 2023. This deal will keep Tegna stations on DIRECTV for years to come. With this deal, Tegna TV...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[KyL416]

Here's DIRECTV's announcement:

https://www.directv.com/insider/tegna-distribution-agreement-reached/

 

[TheRatPatrol]

Deal done-

DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, & Tegna Reach a Deal to Restore 64 TV Stations Ending The Blackout | Cord Cutters News

Today, DIRECTV and Tegna announced that they have reached a deal to bring back 64 Tegna-owned TV stations in 51 markets. This comes after the stations went dark on DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM in late 2023. This deal will keep Tegna stations on DIRECTV for years to come. With this deal, Tegna TV...

cordcuttersnews.com

Here's DIRECTV's announcement:

https://www.directv.com/insider/tegna-distribution-agreement-reached/

Just in time the NFL playoffs. I wonder who caved first?

 

[CSM]

I wonder if they also did a deal because new episodes of NBC shows are premiering this week?

 

[KyL416]

Only 22 of Tegna's 64 stations are NBC affiliates, one of which isn't carried since KNAZ is just the Flagstaff repeater of Phoenix's KPNX.

All of the networks have had new programming since the fall with a mix of shows held back from the spring and summer, Canadian, British and Australian imports along with programs that didn't cease production during the strikes like sports, animation, soaps, reality and game shows.

NBC had new programming most nights of the fall season with The Voice, The Wall, Quantum Leap, Found, The Irrational, Magnum PI, and CTV's Transplant along with Dateline, Sunday Night Football, NCAA Football and their late night shows which were able to resume once the writer's strike ended because they fall under a seperate actors contract that covers variety/game/talk/soaps.

 

[CSM]

Only 22 of Tegna's 64 stations are NBC affiliates, one of which isn't carried since KNAZ is just the Flagstaff repeater of Phoenix's KPNX.

All of the networks have had new programming since the fall with a mix of shows held back from the spring and summer, Canadian, British and Australian imports along with programs that didn't cease production during the strikes like sports, animation, soaps, reality and game shows.

NBC had new programming most nights of the fall season with The Voice, The Wall, Quantum Leap, Found, The Irrational, Magnum PI, and CTV's Transplant along with Dateline, Sunday Night Football, NCAA Football and their late night shows which were able to resume once the writer's strike ended because they fall under a seperate actors contract that covers variety/game/talk/soaps.

Sorry, should have said the Chicago and Law and Order shows are premiering on Wednesday and Thursday.

 

[Willh699]

Just in time the NFL playoffs. I wonder who caved first?

leaning towards TEGNA cause NFL Playoffs gives them max ratings if they are on all providers and not in dispute with one that would take ratings away.

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[Howard Simmons]

leaning towards TEGNA cause NFL Playoffs gives them max ratings if they are on all providers and not in dispute with one that would take ratings away.

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We'll see in 6 months when the price increases.

 

[CSM]

We'll see in 6 months when the price increases.

DirecTV And Tegna Reach Carriage Deal, Ending 6-Week Blackout

DirecTV and major station group Tegna have reached a carriage agreement, ending a programming blackout that began November 30

deadline.com

DirecTV added, “We will continue to work with station owners and networks to align the price customers pay with the value they receive.”

 

[DS0816]

DirecTV And Tegna Reach Carriage Deal, Ending 6-Week Blackout

DirecTV and major station group Tegna have reached a carriage agreement, ending a programming blackout that began November 30

deadline.com

DirecTV added, “We will continue to work with station owners and networks to align the price customers pay with the value they receive.”

Does that DirecTV quote actually mean anything?

 

[KyL416]

KTVD Denver is owned by Tegna and is a MY TV affiliate. It carries a lot of spill over NBC shows from Tegna owned KUSA.

Was hoping that the new agreement would include them but hasn't happened.

Do they show up in testing?

Tegna's KTVD is now testing on the stream server.

 

[Willh699]

with this thread now bumped, i think the local sports rights may had played a factor in the dispute as in Dallas, the Mavericks left Bally Sports Southwest and signed with the Dallas TEGNA duopoly of WFAA Channel 8 (ABC) and sister station KFAA (formerly KMPX) which just switched from Spanish to English dumping their Estrella TV affiliation to 29.2 for OTA and started airing programming TEGNA's Quest network and encores of WFAA news programming to go along with the Mavs games airing on KFAA as well as maybe ABC programing when a Mavs game is on WFAA or when WFAA has to break into programming for breaking news or severe weather events

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[KyL416]

KTVD also picked up some of the Avalanche and Nuggets games from Altitude

Over in Seattle KONG now has the Kraken