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US Supreme Court rejects Nexstar bid to avoid DirecTV lawsuit over fees

On Monday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear Nexstar Media Group's appeal, allowing DirecTV's antitrust lawsuit challenging allegedly inflated content-distribution fees to proceed in federal court in New York City.
DirecTV's 2023 lawsuit accused Nexstar and two station owners of secretly working together to demand artificially high fees, violating antitrust law by depriving the provider of a competitive process.
The New York-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that DirecTV could pursue claims based on lost profits from channels it could not distribute after refusing to pay disputed prices.
According to filings, Nexstar argued the 2nd Circuit ruling "has exposed sellers to sweeping liability" and creates "coercive settlement pressure divorced from any concrete market injury."
The Irving, Texas-headquartered Nexstar and its partners operate 265 stations across 132 markets in 44 US states, underscoring the scale of the company involved in this content-distribution dispute.

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US Supreme Court rejects Nexstar bid to avoid DirecTV lawsuit over fees

The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid ‌by Nexstar Media Group , which owns numerous local television stations, to block an antitrust suit by DirecTV challenging allegedly inflated content-distribution fees.

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High Court Won't Review DirecTV Standing In Nexstar Fee Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review whether DirecTV has standing to sue broadcast chain Nexstar for allegedly working with two other station owners to fix retransmission fees for broadcast programs.

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