July 14, 2026
A New York federal court has refused to toss DirecTV's antitrust case accusing Nexstar Media Group of using a pair of broadcast station owners to demand excessive retransmission fees, after a split Second Circuit panel revived the claims.
March 21, 2024
DirecTV says it refused to ink retransmission deals with two companies that were illegally collaborating with Nexstar Media Group Inc. to fix prices, resulting in massive channel blackouts and customer loss, but according to a New York federal judge, that refusal is why its antitrust claims fall flat.