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Nexstar and DIRECTV reach new multi-year distribution agreement

Nexstar Media Group and DIRECTV have officially reached a comprehensive new multi-year distribution agreement covering 176 Nexstar-owned local television stations and the company’s national cable news network, NewsNation.

This follows the return of the television stations and NewsNation to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse on the morning of Sept. 17.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Nexstar released a statment saying, “DIRECTV and Nexstar greatly appreciate the patience of their subscribers and viewers during this negotiation.”