Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled - AP News

Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled  AP News

Federal Court Temporarily Freezes Nexstar’s Merger With Tegna

The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.

By Benjamin Mullin

Federal judge blocks $6 billion Nexstar-Tegna TV merger

A federal judge ruled that DirecTV and eight state attorneys general were likely to win a case seeking to block a deal that would transform local TV.

By Liam Scott

Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial

U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.

By David Folkenflik

Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Nexstar-Tegna Takeover, Orders Nexstar to Halt Integration Plans

A federal judge in Sacramento has issued a preliminary injunction against Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna TV stations as part of DirecTV’s lawsuit to block the merger of TV station groups. U.S. District Court Judge Troy Nunley of California’s Eastern District issued the 52-page ruling late Friday, siding with DirecTV’s argument that allowing Nexstar to move […]

By Cynthia Littleton

Nexstar Decries $6.2B Tegna Deal Being Blocked By Judge, Vows Appeal

Thwarted today in what looked to be a Donald Trump approved $6.2 billion local station mega-deal to merge with Tegna, Nexstar are vowing to march forward in the courts. At the same time, New York’s Attorney General Letitia James, one of the leading advocates to stop the Nexstar-Tegna combo, is promising to continue to stop […]

By Dominic Patten