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Judge pauses blockbuster merger between TV station owners Nexstar and Tegna

DirecTV challenged the tie-up on antitrust grounds

Eight attorneys general, led by California’s Rob Bonta, filed a separate lawsuit on similar legal grounds

Thanks goodness. This would have killed competition and local newsrooms across the country

#TV #AntiTrust

@jeffjarvis

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-pauses-merger-tv-station-owners-nexstar-tegna-rcna265626

Judge pauses blockbuster merger between TV station owners Nexstar and Tegna

A federal judge late Friday put a hold on the $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna, a deal that would create the largest operator of local television stations in the country.U.S.

NBC News
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Show threadChuck9h ago
@kbsez @jeffjarvis Now do the Paramount/WBD merger.