Tag: DirecTV

Nexstar is the largest local TV operator in the country and owns a majority stake in The CW network. DirecTV is one of the largest pay-TV operators, boasting over 10 million customers.

“This renewal will provide fans across all DIRECTV platforms the ability to watch NFL Network’s award-winning coverage of America’s most popular sport while also giving great access to the wildly popular NFL RedZone.”

"Last season, the league worked out a deal with DirecTV to carry Thursday Night Football games to those same customers."

"While the companies above were noted to have submitted proposals, the ruling doesn't reveal which proposals became actual bids."

The pricing of NFL Sunday Ticket for non-YouTube TV subscribers is more expensive than the package was with DirecTV.

"Newsmax gave the channel for free to DirecTV and then one day Newsmax said to DirecTV 'Look, instead of free, we'd like you to give us $13 million a year'. DirecTV said 'Are you kidding? For that crap?'"

"The Newsmax channel will be available on DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, and U-verse at no additional cost to customers."

"The provider has said that keeping Newsmax would have cost it tens of millions, while Ruddy argues that the cost would have been a fraction of that amount."

"If anyone is intentionally attempting to reduce the reach and viewership of Newsmax, it is Newsmax itself."

"Put simply, this is a typical business dispute that has nothing to do with ideology, politics, or censorship..."