Nexstar CEO Perry Sook: “We, as the owner of The CW, are constructing a new affiliation agreement template that is going to allow affiliates to opt out of The CW deal with the virtual MVPD and cut their own deal — or they can opt in to the deal that we have already established for them.”
The new deals cover 25 markets and run through Dec. 31, 2024.
In addition to extending its 12 current affiliations, the station group will launch Telemundo affiliations in 22 additional markets.
The multiyear renewal covers CBS affiliates in 39 markets owned by Nexstar and Its operating partners.
The deals cover 30 markets serving approximately 11 million households and include stations for which Sinclair provides sales and other services to under joint sales agreements or master service agreements.
The multiyear deal extends relationship across 47 markets.
Exclusives
Just in time for the unveiling of its 2021-22 schedule next week, The CW has secured its largest affiliate group for the next season and beyond. The broadcast network and Nexstar Media Group (as well as its operating partners) have reached multi-year agreements to renew CW affiliations in 37 markets across the country (28 Nexstar- and 9 partner-owned television stations), which cover more than 31% of the U.S. audience, serving more than 38 million television households.
The multi-year deal covers 13 CBS affiliates serving nearly six million television households.
The new deal covers 20 markets that cover 17% of the U.S. Tegna is the largest independent owner of NBC affiliates.
ViacomCBS said it reached a new multi-year extension of its CBS network affiliation deal with Cox Media Group. CMG is among the 10 largest operators of CBS affiliates. The deal covers KIRO Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.; WJAX Jacksonville, Fla.; WHIO Dayton, Ohio; KYMA Yuma-El Centro, Ariz.; and KVIQ Eureka, Calif.
The station group reups eight of its CBS affils plus another to which it provides services.
The new multi-year agreement covers all seven CBS affiliates owned by Meredith, which reach 7% of the U.S. audience serving more than 7.6 million television households.
The new multi-year agreement with the largest independent operator of CBS affiliates covers nine stations reaching approximately 3.5% of the U.S.
Fox Corp. and Cox Media Group have renewed the affiliation agreements for four of Cox’s TV stations. The deal will see WFXT Boston; WHBQ Memphis; WFOX Jacksonville, Fla.; and KOKI Tulsa, Okla., remain affiliates of the Fox broadcast network.
The new four-year deal covers 21 NBC affiliated television stations owned by Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting.
WSVN Miami Renews Its Fox Affiliation
The Sunbeam-owned station makes a multi-year deal after 30 years with the Fox network.
The new agreement covers 31 stations owned, operated or for which Nexstar programs or provides services. The Fox affiliates that Nexstar is acquiring from Tribune will also be covered by new agreements immediately upon closing of the deal.
The group reups WGBA Green Bay, Wis.; WTMJ Milwaukee; KJRH Tulsa, Okla.; WPTV West Palm Beach, Fla.; and KSHB Kansas City, Mo.
The new deal reups WFAA Dallas; KXTV Sacramento, Calif.; KVUE Austin, Texas; WVEC Norfolk, Va.; WZZM Grand Rapids, Mich.; WJXX Jacksonville, Fla.; WHAS Louisville, Ky.; KIII Corpus Christi, Texas; and KBMT Beaumont, Texas.
The station group reups deals for stations in 26 markets that were set to expire at the end of this year.
Tribune Broadcasting today renewed its eight Fox Broadcasting Co. affiliations: KCPQ Seattle, KDVR Denver, WJW Cleveland, KTVI St. Louis, WDAF Kansas City, KSTU Salt Lake City, WITI Milwaukee and WGHP Greensboro, N.C. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Three stations plus one owned by Cunningham Broadcasting reup in multi-year deals.
The new agreement extends carriage of the Bounce, Escape, Grit and Laff multicast networks through 2024. In addition, Univision will add Bounce in Washington on Sept. 30.
