[Satellite TODAY 01-03-11] DirecTV has reached a deal with Hearst Corp. over the fees that DirecTV pays the broadcaster to carry stations on its lineup, the two companies announced Jan. 3.
    DirecTV subscribers in Boston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore will continue to receive Hearst’s 29 local TV stations, which include affiliates of all the major networks except Fox.
    Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. DirecTV, based in El Segundo, Calif., has about 19 million subscribers nationwide, but would not say how many could have been affected had it failed to reach a deal with Hearst.