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Judge temporarily blocks merger of local TV rivals Nexstar and Tegna
Nexstar will appeal a judge's ruling halting its acquisition of rival broadcaster Tegna, as antitrust challenges from DirecTV and a group of sta...
The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.
U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
A federal judge ruled that DirecTV and eight state attorneys general were likely to win a case seeking to block a deal that would transform local TV.
A federal judge has blocked the $6.2 billion merger between local television giants Nexstar Media Group and Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit is resolv...
Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces togh challenge from a pair of anti-trust lawsuits.
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