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04/22/2026
Sook Defends Nexstar-Tegna, Slams DirecTV
Although the broadcast giant he founded 29 years ago received FCC approval to buy Tegna, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook blasted the lawsuit from DirecTV and eight states that’s now blocking the $6.2 billion combination from crossing the finish line.
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04/22/2026
FCC Scrutinizing TV Ratings System
The FCC is turning its sights to the industry’s voluntary ratings system for television and streaming programs and the industry-led board that oversees it.
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04/22/2026
NFL Goes to the FCC
With the NFL’s antitrust exemption under scrutiny, league execs met with FCC staffers Friday to make the case for how its media distribution approach to live games benefits fans and broadcasters.
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04/21/2026
Astound Joins Dish Wireless Lawsuit Frenzy
Astound Business Solutions—the business unit of telecom provider Astound Broadband—filed a lawsuit last week against Dish Wireless.
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04/21/2026
FCC Approves Sinclair License Transfer
The FCC Media Bureau granted a waiver of broadcast ownership rules, allowing Sinclair to own three television stations in the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania, DMA.
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04/20/2026
Hotel Visit Results in Dish FCC Complaint
A Gray Media exec’s visit to a Knoxville hotel resulted in the company filing an retransmission complaint against Dish at the FCC, accusing the MVPS of unauthorized distribution of at least one of its stations.