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DirecTV Urges FCC: Consolidation Hurts Local News Quality

2/25/2026

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DirecTV submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with a study challenging the claim that lifting ownership caps improves local news quality.
The study shows that in markets with multiple co-owned stations, news operations consolidate, reducing newsroom diversity.
The study finds that 90.5% of news sites, 98.2% of news directors, and 97.3% of news talent are shared across these stations.
DirecTV urges the FCC to reject consolidation proposals.

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DirecTV submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with a study challenging the claim that lifting ownership caps improves local news quality.
The study shows that in markets with multiple co-owned stations, news operations consolidate, reducing newsroom diversity.
The study finds that 90.5% of news sites, 98.2% of news directors, and 97.3% of news talent are shared across these stations.
DirecTV urges the FCC to reject consolidation proposals.