DIRECTV refuses CMG’s offer to extend talks and instead blocks its own customers from access to the most vital source of local news, emergency information, sports, and entertainment
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/directv-once-again-drops-local-050000655.html
Are the signs of bankruptcy obvious? They cannot afford to keep their contracts.
Major network viewer count have fallen dramatically, but still they demand exorbitant prices to cable and satellite companies for re-transmission. They're digging their own grave.
Company going back and forth with those local tv companies has been an ongoing thing since the dawn of time. Much like the border crisis, youre just noticing its there.