Tegna Standard General Answers Critics as Comment Period Ends in FCC Review Standard General said delays in approving its proposed acquisition of Tegna had cost it at least $22 million, enough to hire 422 news employees at the Tegna stations Standard General’s Kim: FCC Blocking Tegna Deal Could Force Cuts, Job Loses Responding to Senator Warren’s arguments against the deal Soohyung Kim says it will make Tegna a “stronger competitor” in the local news business Sen. Warren Urges FCC to Block Standard General’s Acquisition of Tegna “FCC should block any transaction that it knows is likely to harm competition or the public interest such as Standard General’s proposed acquisition of Tegna,” Warren said Grid List Latest about Tegna Standard General Launches Website Promoting Pending Tegna Acquisition By Tom Butts published 10 January 23 Site offers one-stop source of merger details and industry- supporting comments Standard General Provides Unions New Assurances on Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 23 December 22 In a letter to the FCC Standard General’s Soohyung Kim commits to a no layoff policy for two years at Tegna stations ATVA Attacks “Unreasonable” Retrans Demands by Apollo’s Cox Media Group By George Winslow published 20 December 22 The pay-TV operator-backed group said Cox’s action showed that the Standard General Tegna deal poses a “significant threat to consumers” Standard General Offers New Assurances on Retransmission Negotiations By George Winslow published 16 December 22 Tells the FCC it will “waive certain contractual rights” to demonstrate the “public interest” in approving the $8.6B Tegna deal Jesse Jackson Backs Standard General’s Proposed Deal for Tegna By George Winslow published 13 December 22 Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition said it “wholeheartedly support” the $8.6B deal Former WQAD-TV Exec Urges FCC to Approve Standard General/Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 28 November 22 Approving the deal would be “a big step forward for women all across our industry,” Marcia Green wrote Missouri State Rep. Dan Shaul Backs Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 22 November 22 Shaul is supporting the deal as a way of strengthening local news Rep. Strickland & Unite Here Back Standard General Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 21 November 22 Letters from Strickland and the union said the FCC should approve the $8.6B acquisition Kim: Some Comments Opposing Standard General-Tegna Merger ‘Beyond the Pale’ By Tom Butts published 11 November 22 In op-ed Standard General founder says local broadcast news is "more relevant than ever" Standard General Calls NewsGuild Attacks on Tegna Deal `Baseless' By George Winslow published 4 November 22 New FCC filing says they are “still lacking evidence to support…baseless allegations” of “mass layoffs” of journalists 1234567 The latest product and technology information Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors I consent the use of my personal data in accordance with Future's privacy policy (opens in new tab), including its cookie policy. * To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. Thank you for signing up to TV Tech. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1EVS’ CTO Discusses IP, UHD, The Edge and More2Riedel Promotes Rick Seegull to SVP Technology & Business Development, the Americas3LiveU, L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Demo Dynamic 5G Network Slicing4Charter Reports Loss of 145K Cable TV Subscribers 5Sinclair Accepting Applications for 2023 Diversity Scholarship Program
Standard General Launches Website Promoting Pending Tegna Acquisition By Tom Butts published 10 January 23 Site offers one-stop source of merger details and industry- supporting comments
Standard General Provides Unions New Assurances on Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 23 December 22 In a letter to the FCC Standard General’s Soohyung Kim commits to a no layoff policy for two years at Tegna stations
ATVA Attacks “Unreasonable” Retrans Demands by Apollo’s Cox Media Group By George Winslow published 20 December 22 The pay-TV operator-backed group said Cox’s action showed that the Standard General Tegna deal poses a “significant threat to consumers”
Standard General Offers New Assurances on Retransmission Negotiations By George Winslow published 16 December 22 Tells the FCC it will “waive certain contractual rights” to demonstrate the “public interest” in approving the $8.6B Tegna deal
Jesse Jackson Backs Standard General’s Proposed Deal for Tegna By George Winslow published 13 December 22 Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition said it “wholeheartedly support” the $8.6B deal
Former WQAD-TV Exec Urges FCC to Approve Standard General/Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 28 November 22 Approving the deal would be “a big step forward for women all across our industry,” Marcia Green wrote
Missouri State Rep. Dan Shaul Backs Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 22 November 22 Shaul is supporting the deal as a way of strengthening local news
Rep. Strickland & Unite Here Back Standard General Tegna Deal By George Winslow published 21 November 22 Letters from Strickland and the union said the FCC should approve the $8.6B acquisition
Kim: Some Comments Opposing Standard General-Tegna Merger ‘Beyond the Pale’ By Tom Butts published 11 November 22 In op-ed Standard General founder says local broadcast news is "more relevant than ever"
Standard General Calls NewsGuild Attacks on Tegna Deal `Baseless' By George Winslow published 4 November 22 New FCC filing says they are “still lacking evidence to support…baseless allegations” of “mass layoffs” of journalists
