Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Pausing Nexstar's Acquisition of TEGNA

Nexstar-Tegna megamerger blocked by ruling in antitrust case filed by DirecTV

Case filed against the owners of Fox31 and 9News in Denver by 8 states, including Colorado, is still pending

Judge Pauses Nexstar-Tegna Merger, Granting Restraining Order

The judge wrote that DirecTV was likely to succeed on the merits of its challenge.

US judge orders Nexstar to hold Tegna separate pending review

WASHINGTON, March 27 : A U.S. judge late on Friday ordered Nexstar to temporarily keep Tegna's assets separate pending a review of whether the broadcast station owner's $3.54 billion acquisition of its rival Tegna violates federal antitrust laws.The companies quickly closed the deal after the Justice Departme

Judge grants temporary restraining order pausing Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA

A temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by DirectTV orders Nexstar to stop any efforts to combine stations or terminate employees of TEGNA.

A US judge grants DirecTV a temporary restraining order blocking the Nexstar-Tegna merger, finding DirecTV's position that it violates antitrust laws persuasive

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Nexstar Defends Gobbling up Tegna

Nexstar has filed a vigorous opposition to a multi-state lawsuit seeking to halt its $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, arguing that a temporary restraining order would cause irreparable operational and financial damage to a deal already sanctioned by federal regulators. In its filing with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Nexstar maintains that blocking the integration of the two companies would create market confu…