DirecTV Asks N.Y. Judge for Oral Argument on Nexstar’s Motion to Dismiss

DirecTV seeks oral argument on the pending June 26 motion of Nexstar Media Group and sidecar companies Mission Broadcasting and White Knight Broadcasting to dismiss DirecTV’s antitrust complaint for lack of standing (see 2306270051), said DirecTV’s letter motion Thursday (docket 1:23-cv-02221) to U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel for Southern New York in Manhattan. The motion was fully briefed as of July 24, and discovery has remained stayed pending the motion’s resolution under a June 6 order from U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty, who presided over the case until it was transferred to Castel Feb. 28, said the letter motion. DirecTV’s March 15 complaint alleges Nexstar, Mission and White Knight colluded to set retransmission consent fee prices (see 2303150041).