Nexstar, Dish Network End 23-Day Blackout With Christmas Eve Carriage Deal
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variety.comCynthia Littleton Business EditorNexstar TV stations returned to Dish Network’s lineup on Christmas after a 23-day blackout.The sides struck a deal late on Christmas Eve to restore 164 Nexstar stations and WGN America to the satcaster’s lineup.
WGN America, which has transformed its primetime lineup into a national newscast, will also launch on Dish’s virtual MVPD, Sling, early next year.Nexstar stations went dark Dec.
2 on Dish after the sides could not come to terms on a retransmission consent deal for Nexstar’s stations that cover nearly two-thirds of American households in markets large and small across the country.
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