Nexstar Appeals $6.2B Tegna Merger Injunction, Accuses DirecTV and State AGs of Ulterior Motives
Nexstar is fighting back against a federal judge's April injunction that halted its $6.2 billion merger with Tegna. In a new court filing, the company attacks DirecTV and state attorneys general, accusing them of using the legal process to advance their own commercial and political interests rather than legitimate antitrust concerns. The merger had already received FCC approval, and Nexstar is appealing the injunction.
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Plaintiffs have no answer to the question this appeal presents: how can a locality-ba...
Nexstar vowed to fight back on claims of political footies with the Trump administration and antitrust allegations.
the Perry Sook-run company was treating as a $6.2 billion, FCC approved done deal
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