2026 could very well turn out to be the year of consolidation in legacy media. Already this year, Paramount successfully ...

Brandon Kingdollar NC Newsline North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is one of eight Democratic attorneys general suing to block a major television merger between Nexstar and Tegna that would ...

California and seven other states filed an emergency motion to stop the merger of TV station groups Nexstar and Tegna.

When the FCC approved Nexstar Media Group’s acquisition of Tegna on March 19, the order covered considerable ground – ownership rule waivers, retransmission consent commitments and station ...

After Nexstar Media Group announced the intent to acquire TEGNA, the shares of both companies have surged. Nexstar's valuation is now on the high end of what is normal for broadcasters, reflecting a ...

March 19, 2026 - Regulators said the deal serves the public interest amid growing competition from large media and streaming companies.

DirecTV said in a press release the merger would create a triopoly in Indianapolis, affecting more than 1.2 million "TV homes." ...

DirecTV filed a federal antitrust alleging that the proposed $6.2 billion Nexstar Media deal to buy rival Tegna violates the federal antitrust laws — and would significantly harm consumers.

Less than a day after a group of states sued to block Nexstar‘s proposed acquisition of Tegna, creating a broadcasting giant, DirecTV has filed an antitrust claim to stave off the transaction. The ...

DirecTV also said it supports a lawsuit filed Wednesday by eight states, including California, New York, and Colorado, to block the deal on antitrust grounds. Both lawsuits were filed in the U.S.

The merger would increase costs for consumers and “consolidate newsrooms of previously separate Big 4 stations, degrading the content and quality of local news broadcasts” the lawsuit alleged ...