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. 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 forward with its integration of Tegna’s 64 stations could bring “irreparable harm” to DirecTV. On March 19, Nexstar announced its acquisition of Tegna was complete despite the litigation in California and other states to block the deal. On its face, Nexstar’s absorption of Tegna puts the combined company beyond the FCC’s existing limits on the number of TV stations that a single entity can own.
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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. 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 forward with its integration of Tegna’s 64 stations could bring
newspaper Read articleA 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. 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 forward with its integration of Tegna’s 64 stations could bring “irreparable harm” to DirecTV. On March 19, Nexstar announced its acquisition of T
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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. 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 forward with its integration of Tegna’s 64 stations could bring “irreparable harm” to DirecTV. On March 19, Nexstar announced its acquisition of Tegna was complete despite the litigation in California and other states to block the deal. On its face, Nexstar’s absorption of Tegna puts the combined company beyond the FCC’s existing limits on the number of TV stations that a single entity can own.
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. …
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