DirecTV

Two parties were unable to reach a retrans agreement prior to the deadline on November 30

Station group threatening to pull all 64 network affiliates this week if a new contract isn't approved

The final agreement covers 176 Nexstar stations and NewsNation

Stations will temporarily return to DirecTV’s line-up as they work to negotiate a new carriage deal

Few tech issues popped up on the first Sunday of the season

Nexstar has “dragged…new viewers of a competing broadcaster against their will” into the dispute “regardless of DirecTV’s agreements to serve these viewers,” DirecTV told the FCC

The new deal will make MeTV available nationally to DirecTV and DirecTV Stream subs

Nexstar says DirecTV rejected a plan to extend the negotiation; DirecTV says Nexstar is demanding “more than double” the current retrans fees

Failure to conclude a new deal could take more than 160 Nexstar stations off DirecTV "soon" Nexstar warns

The long-term partnership will offer cutting edge campaign measurement and attribution solutions to DirecTV Advertising customers