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Analyst: Preliminary Injunction Halting Nexstar/Tegna Deal `Could Ice Broadcast M&A’
If the judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking the integration of Nexstar and Tegna, the trial and appeals could eat up most of 2026 and 2027
Scripps Completes Sale of WRTV to Circle City Broadcasting
The sale of the Indianapolis station for $83 million will help the company pare down debt and acquire ION stations
Nexstar Says Pausing Tegna Merger Creates `Impossible’ Challenges
Aspects of a temporary restraining order halting the deal are `impossible to reverse’ and would `harm’ the station groups, the court filing contends
TSL Acquires JLCooper Electronics After the Passing of Founder Jim Cooper
BUSINESS Acquisition expands market for TSL’s control solutions for broadcast, Pro-AV, education, and creators
FCC Opposes Emergency Motion to Stay Nexstar/Tegna Merger
In a D.C. Circuit filing, the agency said the combined company will be able to `to expand their investments in local news, and compete more effectively in the modern media marketplace’
Nexstar Defends Tegna Deal in Calif. Court Filing
`“Plaintiffs are attempting to throw a monkey wrench into the merger at a very late stage in the game,’ Nexstar said
Updated: Newsmax, Pay TV Groups, Public Interest Groups Sue FCC to Block Nexstar/Tegna Merger
Two new filings join a growing list of plaintiffs in Washington D.C. and California seeking to halt the FCC’s approval of the deal, which Nexstar says has closed
FCC Approves TV Station License Transfers to Gray
The agency has approved the transfer of WLFI-TV, WTHI-TV and WTVA(TV) from subsidiaries of Allen Media to Gray
