They’re at it again. Three days after word surfaced that Verizon Fios was nearing an impasse over a fresh retransmission consent agreement with Cox Media Group, threating a “blackout” of the company’s Pittsburgh and Boston stations, respectively, a new potential tussle over carriage rights fees has surfaced for the regional MVPD.
The new development involves Mission Broadcasting, the variable interest company led by Dennis Thatcher that many argue is actually a segment of Nexstar Media Group and is run by that company outright.
