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07/14/2025
FCC Approvals Raise Speculation for More Mergers
The FCC’s approval of a trifecta of deals—T-Mobile-UScellular, Intelsat-SES and T-Mobile-Metronet—could open the floodgates for more consolidation
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03/12/2025
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Telecom M&A to be Welcomed Again?
The telecom industry was punished during the Biden days for merely suggesting that companies should be allowed to merge. The Trump Administration is in a position to change this policy position.
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04/25/2024
Soo Kim Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against FCC
It’s been just under a year since Standard General’s bid to purchase TEGNA collapsed, but the action isn’t quite done yet.
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12/21/2023
Analysts Split on Programming M&A Rumors
While it’s uncertain how likely a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery marriage is, one thing clear going into 2024 is something has to change. And Charter ridding itself of networks such as Freeform and Disney Junior might be the impetus.
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11/27/2023
TEGNA Ruffles DirecTV With Dispute Warnings
The trademarks of Thanksgiving are two-fold—feelings of overwhelming gratitude, and rising tensions among family members. DirecTV and TEGNA couldn’t escape the latter this year with the broadcaster warning customers over the holiday weekend that they could lose access to TEGNA stations.
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07/26/2023
Rosenworcel Defends Standard General-TEGNA Decisions
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is defending the actions of herself and Commission staff in the review of the proposed Standard General-TEGNA merger in letters to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).