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Daniel Frankel

DirecTV’s Rob Thun Tells Tegna to Get Direct With Either the Networks or Pay TV Customers as the Latest Retrans Dispute Devolves Into Yet Another Blackout

DirecTV programming chief Rob Thun.

On Thursday evening, Tegna-owned TV stations were, as expected, taken off the programming grids of DirecTV's three pay TV platforms.

Tegna counts 64 network affiliates in 51 markets, while DirecTV insists the actual tally is 66 network stations in 52 metro regions. 

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