Verizon Customers Could Soon Lose ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations If a New Deal With Nexstar is Not Reached

Verizon Customers Could Soon Lose ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations If a New Deal With Nexstar is Not Reached

Verizon FiOs customers across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions brace for the possible disappearance of essential broadcast channels from their lineups. The conflict pits Verizon, a dominant force in both mobile and fiber-optic television services, against Nexstar Media Group, the nation’s largest owner of local TV stations. As negotiations stall, the pro-multichannel video programming distributor […] The post Verizon Customers Could Soon L…

Is Nexstar Dealing Dirty?

As Nexstar Media Group, the nation's largest owner of local television stations, approaches a contract deadline with Verizon Fios TV, a consumer advocacy group is accusing the media giant of threatening a blackout to extract higher fees.The American Television Alliance (ATVA) publicly criticized Nexstar, framing the dispute as a profit grab that could leave thousands of consumers with a black screen instead of their local programming."As familie…

Verizon Fios TV, Nexstar Blackout Looms as Contract Ends on Oct. 24

Both Verizon and the ATV blasted Nexstar’s demands for significant price increases during the negotiations, which could blackout 14 stations in 10 markets on Fios TV if a deal is not reached by Oct. 24