Nexstar Reacts to DISH Network Blackout
DISH Network removed from its system the network and local community programming provided by 164 local television stations owned by Nexstar Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group.
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DISH Network removed from its system the network and local community programming provided by 164 local television stations owned by Nexstar Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group.
Nexstar's television stations have been blacked out on DISH after talks over a contract extension failed, resulting in nearly 5.4 million DISH subscribers losing access to programming.
Nexstar has announced that DISH Network subscribers in 115 markets are at risk of losing network and local community programming at 7pm local time on Wednesday, December 2th, 2020.
The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation has announced that it will donate $5,000 to The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, on behalf of WNCT 9 On Your Side.
The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation will donate $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain, on behalf of WNCT 9 in North Carolina.
Nexstar Media Group will combine its two primary operating subsidiaries, merging Nexstar Digital LLC, and Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. creating a new single operating subsidiary.
Nexstar is donating $10,000 to Wheeling Health Right Inc., on behalf of WTRF-TV, it's station serving Wheeling, WV, and Steubenville, OH.
Nexstar has appointed Julie Zoumbaris as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Erie, PA, overseeing WJET-TV (ABC), www.yourerie.com, and their related mobile and social media channels.
Nexstar Media Group has announced that Thomas Carter has been named President and Chief Operating Officer, effective from October 1st, 2020.