NBC affiliate WESH -Channel 2 on Tuesday afternoon provided an update and said Hearst “is continuing its efforts to renew its carriage agreement with DirecTV after reaching an impasse on New Year’s Eve.” “Our negotiating team has been ready and available around-the-clock, including throughout the holiday weekend, to engage in substantive negotiations with DirecTV; however, we’ve been thwarted by what appears to be a strategy of unrealistic proposals and outright delay by a national distributor that does not seek to serve their subscribers or local communities,” said John R. Soapes, president and general manager of WESH and WKCF.

NBC affiliate WESH -Channel 2 on Tuesday afternoon provided an update and said Hearst “is continuing its efforts to renew its carriage agreement with DirecTV after reaching an impasse on New Year’s Eve.” “Our negotiating team has been ready and available around-the-clock, including throughout the holiday weekend, to engage in substantive negotiations with DirecTV; however, we’ve been thwarted by what appears to be a strategy of unrealistic proposals and outright delay by a national distributor that does not seek to serve their subscribers or local communities,” said John R. Soapes, president and general manager of WESH and WKCF.