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08/25/2025

More Reply Comments in FCC Media Ownership Docket

Reply comments continued to pour in Friday for the FCC’s proceeding on whether it should revisit its 39% national audience cap for broadcasters.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Altafiber / American Television Alliance / FCC / Media Action Center / Media and Democracy Project / Media Ownership / NBCU / NCTA / Nexstar
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08/22/2025

Groups Get Their Media Ownership Takes In

Nexstar and TEGNA agreeing to merge was a fitting precursor to Friday’s deadline to submit reply comments in the FCC’s review of TV ownership rules.

By Noah Ziegler

Found in: Broadcast / broadcaster ownership / charter / Cox / FCC / Media Ownership / NAB / national audience cap / NCTA / Newsmax / Nexstar / TEGNA
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08/19/2025

Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Details; ACA Connects Not a Fan

Media investors are carefully examining what the Nexstar-TEGNA merger means from Wall Street’s standpoint, but MVPDs expect it’ll mean higher retransmission consent bills.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Paramount / Fox / Jessica Rosenworcel / TEGNA / Free Press / Nexstar / Newsmax / ACA Connects / Public Knowledge / Standard General / Sinclair / Grant Spellmeyer / Tribune Media / Skydance
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08/19/2025

Why is Nexstar Buying TEGNA?

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and broadcasters alike have long been advocating for media ownership rules to be relaxed under a favorable Trump administration.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: FCC / Jessica Rosenworcel / Brendan Carr / TEGNA / Nexstar / Perry Sook / Standard General
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08/12/2025

Sinclair Exploring Broadcast Merger

Let the consolidation begin. That seems to be the current thinking in the broadcast world, as deregulation gains momentum at the FCC.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: M&A / Tennis Channel / TEGNA / Nexstar / FCC / Sinclair
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08/07/2025

Nexstar Takes Aim at Big Tech, Nielsen

Deregulation, including the hoped-for changes to the 39% national television ownership cap, is top of mind for broadcasters.

By John Saavedra

Found in: NewsNation / Michael Biard / FCC / Nielsen / ABC / NBA / Nexstar / Perry Sook

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