DirecTV wins appeal on Nexstar, White Knight suit
December 16, 2025
DirecTV won its appeal to reinstate a federal lawsuit accusing Nexstar Media Group, Mission Broadcasting, and White Knight Broadcasting of conspiring to manipulate, raise, and fix prices of retransmission consent fees.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed that DirecV has standing to sue under antitrust laws and may prosecute its claims against Nexstar and its sidecars. This case will now resume in US District Court in Manhattan.
“We are pleased that the 2nd Circuit has held that DirecTV has standing in this case, and we plan to proceed with our claim that Nexstar, White Knight, and Mission have abused their “sidecar” relationship in violation of FCC regulations and longstanding competition laws. Nexstar’s sidecars have made a mockery of existing broadcast ownership rules, resulting in ever-increasing retransmission consent fees at consumers’ expense,” said Michael Hartman, Chief Legal Officer at DirecTV.
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