Nexstar Claims Its $6.2 Billion Deal for Tegna Has ‘Closed’ After DOJ, FCC Approvals — After Eight States, DirecTV Sued to Block It

Nexstar Media Group said it "has closed its acquisition" of Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal that would following approval of the transaction from the FCC and the Department of Justice. The deal would ...

When will DISH blackout end? What to watch instead, free streaming comparisons

Gray Media standoff continues with 113 markets still without major network coverage. Find out how long the blackout will last and what your best options for affordable streaming coverage are going ...
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NFL Sunday Ticket exit from DirecTV forces US bars to adapt

DirecTV will no longer distribute the out-of-market package. The post NFL Sunday Ticket Exit from DirecTV Forces U.S. Bars to ...

DirecTV Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Block $6.2 Billion Nexstar-Tegna Merger

The complaint states the acquisition would drive up consumer costs, reduce local competition and shatter local newsrooms.

Eight states, DirecTV sue to block merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna

Attorneys general in eight states, including California, New York and Illinois, and DirecTV are filing lawsuits seeking to block the merger of Nexstar Media Group and its rival Tegna.

DirecTV Sues to Block Nexstar-Tegna Local TV Deal on Heels of Antitrust Lawsuit From 8 States: ‘DirecTV and Its Subscribers Will End Up Paying More for Less’

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.

Nexstar-Tegna Merger Faces Another Antitrust Lawsuit As DirecTV Sues To Block Transaction

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 Sues to Block Nexstar-Tegna Deal on Antitrust Grounds

DirecTV filed a lawsuit to block Nexstar Media Group's proposed acquisition of Tegna, saying that the deal would reduce competition in broadcast media and increase costs for consumers. The $6.2 ...

4 Iowa TV stations blacked out in Gray Media-DISH Network dispute

DISH Network users have lost access to 4 Gray Media-owned stations in Iowa after the companies failed to reach a new ...

London Book Fair Analysis: Industry Hopes ‘Heated Rivalry’ Effect Will Overcome “Divergence” Between TV, Film & Publishing

Hordes of American and European agents, producers and executives are descending on the Kensington Olympia today for the ...
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DIRECTV Presses FCC to Reconsider Local TV Consolidation

*As major broadcast groups continue expanding their control over local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates, DIRECTV is asking federal regulators to pause and take a harder look at the consequences for ...
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DirecTV Adds Apple TV’s Formula 1 Racing

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the run-up to Apple TV’s inaugural season as the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of Formula 1, ...