Nexstar and Optimum Partner and Reach Agreement Returning Nexstar Content to Optimum Customers Immediately
January 18 2025 - 10:32AM
Business Wire
Programming Already Restored for Two Million
Viewers, Including NFL Playoff Games and Local News
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) and Altice USA (NYSE:
ATUS) today announced that they have reached a comprehensive
partnership agreement and all Nexstar programming has been restored
to Altice USA’s Optimum TV customers.
Together, Nexstar and Optimum thank our customers and viewers
for their patience as we partnered on the best deal for them.
Specific terms of the agreement were not released.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading
diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging
local and national news, sports and entertainment content across
its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000
hours of programming produced annually by its business units.
Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group
comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner
stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s
national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth
major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network
providing “News for All Americans,” popular entertainment multicast
networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in
TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets,
including its local TV station websites, The Hill and
NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and
information property. For more information, please visit
nexstar.tv.
About Optimum
Optimum is a brand of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband
communications and video services providers in the United States,
delivering broadband, video, mobile, proprietary content and
advertising services to approximately 4.6 million residential and
business customers across 21 states. The company operates Optimum
Media, an advanced advertising and data business, which provides
audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local,
regional and national businesses and advertising clients. Altice
USA also offers hyper-local news through its News 12 networks.
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Nexstar Media Contact: Gary Weitman EVP and Chief
Communications Officer Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 972.373.8800 or
gweitman@nexstar.tv Nexstar Investor Contact: Joseph Jaffoni
or Jennifer Neuman JCIR 212.835.8500 or nxst@jcir.com Optimum
Media Contact: Stephen Stokes 917.553.0667 or
stephen.stokes@optimum.com
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