Tegna

11Alive+ in Atlanta and WTHR13+ in Indianapolis are already piloting their new apps with additional Tegna stations set to launch apps in Q2 2022

Manders had served as the station’s director of sales for the last 16 years

Agreement restored local Tegna stations to the Dish lineup on Friday Feb. 4 in time for Olympics coverage

Five Tegna stations have been removed from the line-ups of Verizon Fios TV, including WUSA in Washington D.C.

In response, Tegna said the "complaint is utterly baseless and without merit" and that it "welcomes a chance for the FCC to review Dish's conduct over the course of this negotiation."

The American Television Alliance said “this blackout is another example of broadcast conglomerates prioritizing profit over people.”

Two companies were unable to come to an agreement before the deadline on October 6

The Tegna stations blackout on Dish could start at 6 p.m. ET on October 6; Dish asserts the broadcaster is asking for nearly $1B in new fees

Byron Allan, Apollo Global and Standard General are interested according to reports

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