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 […]
datafuelX, the specialist in analytics and technology for multi-currency, cross-platform solutions, has exceeded $150 million in gross media transacted through its platform since launching in 2022. The company has also executed more than 300 unique quarterly campaigns, reflecting increased industry adoption of data-driven linear (DDL) buying and selling strategies. Today, ten major publishers rely on […]
Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA, a provider of US local news and services, have entered into a definitive agreement whereby, subject to regulatory approvals, Nexstar will acquire all outstanding shares of TEGNA for $6.2 billion (€5.3bn), inclusive of TEGNA’s net debt and estimated transaction fees and expenses. The purchase price represents a 31 per cent […]
Comscore has announced a multi-year agreement with Nexstar on cross-platform audience measurement. Under the terms of the agreement, Comscore will become a key measurement partner for Nexstar, providing it with critical measurement metrics across Nexstar’s local TV, broadcast, network, and digital businesses in the US. Comscore has provided local market measurement to Nexstar since 2010, […]
iSpot, the real-time TV measurement company, and The CW – owned by Nexstar Media Group, America’s largest local television and media company with 200 broadcast stations in 116 markets – has announced that it would partner in order to measure cross-platform premium video campaigns and sponsorships associated with the 2023 LIV Golf Tournament across linear […]
NewsNation, a Nexstar Media Group property and US cable news network, has announced the launch of all-new NewsNation-branded connected-television apps on a variety of major platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV and Samsung devices. The free NewsNation apps offer OTT viewers clips and highlights of the latest news from NewsNation and content […]
Nexstar Media Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 75 per cent ownership interest in The CW Network. Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global the current co-owners of The CW, will each retain a 12.5 per cent ownership interest and continue to produce content for the broadcaster. Nexstar, together with its partner […]
AT&T’s WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring the potential sale of a significant stake (or all) of The CW Network, which they jointly own, according to reports. Nexstar Media Group, America’s largest local television and media company, is among the lead suitors. The report said an agreement could be reached soon, though the talks are tentative […]