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03/20/2026
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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03/20/2026
Trump’s Army-Navy Order
In January, President Trump expressed interest in preserving the broadcast exclusivity given to the annual Army-Navy football game as the College Football Playoff considers expanding beyond its existing 12-team format.
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03/19/2026
Nexstar Closes Tegna Acquisition
Less than 24 hours after eight states and DirecTV filed suit to block a $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger, Nexstar closed on the acquisition following FCC and DOJ approvals.
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03/19/2026
Nexstar-Tegna Reax
The Nexstar-Tegna legal challenge drew applause from several critics of the broadcast merger.
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03/19/2026
D.C. Official Fires Back at Roth
Earlier this month, NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that put the D.C. city government on blast for its requests for BEAD funding.
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03/18/2026
Carr Tells Podcast Trump is Reshaping Media
CC Chair Brendan Carr appeared on the “Pod Force One” podcast Wednesday, declaring that President Trump is fundamentally reshaping the media ecosystem by rejecting that legacy media sets the narrative.