DIRECTV Urges Supreme Court to Reject Nexstar Retransmission Appeal

DIRECTV urges Supreme Court to reject Nexstar retransmission appeal

(Stock image, Graphic by The Desk) DIRECTV has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Nexstar Media Group’s effort to revive a lower-court victory in a retransmission consent antitrust case involving Nexstar and two broadcast companies whose stations it operates. In a petition filed with the Supreme Court late last week, attorneys for DIRECTV opposed a request by Nexstar’s lawyers for a writ of certiorari after receiving additional time from the…

DirecTV to SCOTUS: Toss Nexstar Retrans Case Appeal

A team of King & Spalding attorneys representing DirecTV has told the Supreme Court of the United States that the nation’s highest judicial body should deny the request of Nexstar Media Group to review a Second Circuit ruling that reversed an antitrust win — one that is wholly tied to the thorny issue of retransmission consent negotiations. The brief in opposition of Nexstar’s April 28 petition for a writ of certiorari arrived after the court gr…