A big stock price winner last week was Viacom, up 8.31% to a $45.90 share price, according to Cablefax’s Week in Review of telecom and media stocks for the week of January 18. The company made the news for both CEO Philippe Dauman’s compensation (at least $39.6 million last year) and the call made by hedge fund SpringOwl Asset Management to replace board chairman Sumner Redstone. The chairman’s mental state has been in question since a former girlfriend filed a probate lawsuit last year. The saga continues: on Monday a California judge ordered Redstone to complete a mental examination and the stock fell by 2.96% this morning to $41.93. Other stock price winners were Vonage, up 9.13% to $5.14 share, and CSG Systems, up 8% to $35.66 a share.

The week’s stock price winners:

1. VONAGE:………………………………………………………………5.14……….. 9.13%
2. VIACOM:……………………………………………………………..45.90……….. 8.31%
3. CSG SYSTEMS:…………………………………………………..35.66……….. 8.00%
4. ENTRAVISION:………………………………………………………7.68……….. 7.26%
5. AMPHENOL:………………………………………………………..48.70……….. 7.06%

The week’s stock price losers:

1. BLNDER TONGUE:…………………………………………………0.35…….(14.63%)
2. MSG NETWORKS:………………………………………………..18.27………(6.31%)
3. ADDVANTAGE:………………………………………………………1.73………(5.46%)
4. GCI:…………………………………………………………………….18.09………(5.39%)

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What’s Next? Dissecting Nexstar-Tegna’s Closing, Legal Challenges

While Nexstar says its $6.2 billion deal with Tegna has closed, there is still the matter of eight state attorneys general and DirecTV suing to block the deal. On Friday, the coalition of states filed a motion for a temporary restraining order that would prevent any integration and consolidation of Nexstar and Tegna.

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