EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scripps Local Media cut off 54 local broadcast stations in 36 Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs) from DIRECTV streaming, satellite, and U-verse customers starting at 7 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 31. Scripps is demanding the highest rates DIRECTV has ever received from a station group, which would continue to dramatically raise costs for consumers and businesses already struggling with affordability. After DIRECTV declined those demands and sought a more reasonable agreement, Scripps chose to remove its stations from viewers in several major markets nationwide.
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