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Many DirecTV viewers hoping to watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final<\/a> on Tuesday night between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes received a message saying the contract with Scripps has expired.<\/p>\n

The message also directed viewers interested in the Stanley Cup Final or NBA Finals<\/a> to the ESPN, Hulu or Disney+ apps.<\/p>\n

\u201cScripps is demanding the highest rates DIRECTV has ever received from a station group, which would continue to dramatically raise costs for consumers and businesses already struggling with affordability,\u201d DirecTV posted on social media<\/a>. \u201cAfter DIRECTV declined those demands and sought a more reasonable agreement, Scripps chose to remove its stations from viewers in several major markets nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

DirecTV said 54 local stations and 36 markets, including Las Vegas, were affected. Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Tampa-St. Petersburg were among the other markets.<\/p>\n

Scripps CEO Adam Symson, in an interview with Awful Announcing, blamed DirecTV\u2019s management for the impasse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re run by private equity,\u201d Symson told the website. \u201cThey have MBAs running the numbers. I don\u2019t really think they care about the work we do in the local communities and that local people actually rely on, whether it\u2019s local news or local sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cRather than rationalize their lineups and end the carriage and payment for a bunch of zombie channels owned by bigger multibillion-dollar conglomerates that have leverage over them, they are screwing with the consumer and what the consumer actually wants to watch, which is broadcast television, local journalism, and local sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESPN had no comment on the Scripps-DirecTV impasse.<\/p>\n

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