(Dish, it’s worth mentioning, is no stranger to blackouts. One point of contention appears to be WGN America, a Nexstar-owned cable network, which Dish said it did not want to carry due to “declining viewership.” WGN has also gone dark on Dish systems. Meanwhile, Nexstar countered, “Following Dish’s actions, Dish subscribers in 115 Nexstar markets from Los Angeles to Charlotte have lost access to thousands of hours of vitally important local news, just as the country prepares for an explosion in new coronavirus cases and a new President prepares to take office.” “We made a fair offer to keep Nexstar stations available to our customers, but Nexstar rejected it,” Brian Neylon, Dish TV’s group president, said in a statement. Scripps now has 60 stations in 42 markets.More than five million subscribers to Dish Network satellite TV service woke up on Thursday to find broadcast networks owned by Nexstar Media Group had gone dark in what Dish referred to as the “largest broadcast affiliate station blackout in TV history.” Nexstar says the blackout affects 164 local stations, including affiliates of ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, The CW, and MyNet.Īs is standard practice during a carriage dispute, both companies are publicly blaming each other. acquired eight TV stations in seven markets from Nexstar including WPIX-TV in New York. The $740 million deal ups Tegna's portfolio to 62 TV stations in 51 markets. Our long-term strategy of appointing proven broadcast and digital media leaders has driven our industry-leading innovation, distribution and core revenue growth, seamless M&A integration and enterprise-wide cost management all of which are fundamental to our consistent growth.”Īs part of the deal, Nexstar spun 11 stations off to Tegna, which also announced Thursday it had closed on that purchase. “These appointments reflect our proven integration strategy of marrying best of breed practices from our existing operations with those from acquired entities.
Sean, Dana and Gary are recognized leaders in their respective fields and we welcome them to the Nexstar senior management team,” Sook said. “Today, the Nexstar team is comprised of more than 13,000 talented team members across America united by a common vision focused on localism, innovation and growth as well as a passion for professional excellence. Gary Weitman has been named executive VP and chief communications officer CBS and WarnerMedia could not immediately be reached for comment late Wednesday. A representative for Nexstar declined to comment. Sean Compton has been named executive VP, WGN America, WGN Radio and director of content acquisition.ĭana Zimmer will serve as executive VP and chief distribution and strategy officer. Nexstar Media Group is in negotations with ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia to acquire a sizable stake in the CW Network, the broadcast network born in 2006 out of the union of the WB and UPN. Three members of Tribune’s management team have joined Nexstar:
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