Judge Pauses Nexstar-Tegna Merger, Granting Restraining Order
A federal judge on Friday evening granted a temporary restraining order to halt Nexstar‘s merger with Tegna, a…
Nexstar Closes TEGNA Mega Deal Creating Local TV Giant
The local TV giant Nexstar closed its $6.2 billion takeover of rival Tegna on Thursday, creating a TV…
Nexstar Closes Tegna Merger Following FCC And DOJ Approval
UPDATED with California AG comment: Nexstar said Thursday that it had closed its acquisition of Tegna following approvals…
Seattle Kraken, Tegna announce multi-year extension
Seattle Kraken and Tegna announced a multi-year media rights extension, continuing their regional sports agreement offering free over-the-air…
Trump Comes Out in Support Of a Massive ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Merger With Nexstar & Tegna That Would Change TV
In a surprising turnaround, President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Nexstar Media’s ambitious plan to acquire…
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook On Being “Whipsawed” By Trump & Public About Pending Tegna Merger
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said he still fully expects the local TV giant’s pending deal to acquire rival…
Nexstar Filing With FCC on Tegna Deal Requests Waiver Ownership Cap
Nexstar Media Group, seeking to clear its $6.2 billion deal for rival TV broadcast station group Tegna, officially…
Nexstar Makes Case to FCC for Tegna Deal
The local TV station giant Nexstar has officially asked the FCC to approve the transfer of broadcast licenses…
Jimmy Kimmel Clash Was “Never About The First Amendment”, Sinclair Exec Insists; FCC “Overreach” & Nexstar-Tegna Mega-Deal Worry CEO Of Boutique Station Group Graham Media
Rob Weisbord, COO and President of Local Media at Sinclair, insisted that the local TV station giant’s recent…
No Laughing Matter For Nexstar Tegna Merger
The cancellation of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” by ABC and Disney stirred the broadcast industry, with competitors seizing the…
Broadcasters Call for FCC to Abolish National TV Ownership Rule
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and several broadcast companies called for a repel of the FCC‘s longstanding…
Nexstar to Acquire Tegna in $6.2 Billion Deal
In a deal to combine two major players in the local TV station biz, Nexstar Media Group said…