DirecTV and Tegna announced an end to the six-week stalemate Saturday that plunged 64 stations into blackout on the satellite provider. The services have agreed to a new multi-year carriage deal. In a joint statement, they explained, “DirecTV and Tegna have reached a new multi-year distribution agreement covering Tegna’s 64 owned stations in 51 Nielsen designated markets.”
“All stations and programming will return to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, and U-verse customers today,” the statement continued. “DirecTV and Tegna greatly appreciate the patience of their subscribers and viewers.”
The news was celebrated by Sen. Sherrod Brown, who released a statement about the agreement also taking credit for his office pushing to end the blackouts.