Popular satellite TV Provider DirecTV has taken legal action against three television station owners in a Manhattan Federal Court. The lawsuit alleges a violation of antitrust laws by Nexstar, White Knight, and Mission Broadcasting. In a press release from DirecTV, the company claims a price-fixing conspiracy between the three TV broadcast owners

Today’s lawsuit charges America’s largest broadcaster Nexstar Media Group with violating federal antitrust law by engaging in an illegal conspiracy with Mission Broadcasting and White Knight Broadcasting to manipulate, raise, and fix the prices of retransmission consent fees that DIRECTV must pay for local stations like ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX.