Nexstar Media Group, which has grown in just 20 years from a single Pennsylvania radio station into a local TV colossus, has reportedly struck a deal to acquire Tribune Media for about $4.1 billion. The acquisition, first reported by Reuters, would vault Nexstar ahead of Sinclair Broadcast Group to make it … Read entire story.
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Two of the biggest independent TV station owners — Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group — just announced a potentially important alliance to promote a new standard that could make it easier to meld 4K programming and interactive broadband data in over-the-air transmissions. The companies signed a … Read entire story.
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Retransmission disputes usually end up with an 11th hour deal — but not this time for Cox Communications and Nexstar. Cox customers in nine markets lost access to Nexstar stations’ programming last night as their five year old carriage agreement expired with negotiators still at odds over terms to extend … Read entire story.
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The CW Network has secured nine more stations for next season. The network has signed a new long-term affiliation agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group for all nine of Nexstar’s owned or operated stations that are currently CW affiliates. The pact follows last week’s similar renewal with Gray Television … Read entire story.
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