DirecTV And Nexstar End Blackout After 75 Days

DirecTV and Nexstar have announced that they had largely resolved a bitter carriage dispute that had left millions of the satellite carrier’s subscribers unable to access the local television giant Nexstar’s extensive array of channels, as reported by Jon Passantino and Oliver Darcy for CNN.

The deal to restore more than 170 Nexstar-owned stations across the country, as well as the cable news network NewsNation, came one day after the station's owner agreed to temporarily restore the signals to DirecTV’s subscribers. I Photo: HurricaneGeek2002

The deal to restore more than 170 Nexstar-owned stations across the country, as well as the cable news network NewsNation, came one day after the station's owner agreed to temporarily restore the signals to DirecTV’s subscribers as the second week of the NFL season kicked off.

This added new pressure on the two sides to reach an agreement.

The deal to end the blackout, which began in July and stretched for more than 75 days, comes one week after Disney and Charter also agreed to resolve a dispute that resulted in ABC-owned stations and ESPN being removed from the cable provider’s lineup.

While most of Nexstar’s stations will be covered under the new multi-year agreement, DirecTV stated that 27 stations controlled by Nexstar but owned by another company will not fall under the umbrella.

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