Nextstar broadcasting group was hatched 14 years ago this month, and founder Perry Sook has built the company into a maverick broadcast outfit. Many cite Nexstar for leading the way in terms of retransmission consent revenue, with Sook's hardball negotiating getting pay-TV providers to cough up significant cash. Citing "virtual duopolies"-bottom-line-boosting service agreements with a rival station in a given market-as a core strategy, Sook has grown Nexstar into a 34-station group that provides services for another 25 stations.
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