Retransmission Consent

CW affiliates in eight markets have been added to the vMVPD's local offering

The lawsuit stems from a long-running retransmission dispute involving Mission and White Knight that has blacked out their stations on DirecTV

The FCC had fined Nexstar for violating good faith rules in its negotiations with Hawaiian Telecom Services

Proposal would exceed FCC’s “very limited authority relating to retransmission consent,” and might make blackouts more common, the NAB argued

The survey commissioned by an opponent of the regulation found that 57% oppose regulating vMVPDs like cable

“Procedurally improper, prejudicial, and unsupported by the facts or the law,” Nexstar said

Tells the FCC the fees “insulate MVPDs from the financial consequences of negotiating disputes”

Agreement covers 89 Nexstar-owned local television stations across the U.S. and Nexstar’s national cable news network, NewsNation

The agreement covers its local TV stations, NewsNation, Antenna TV and Rewind TV

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