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05/25/2023
TEGNA Looking Forward After Standard General Deal Fail
TEGNA is finally speaking out after the dissolution of its combination with Standard General, and its leadership is as confused as everybody else about the FCC’s response to the deal.
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05/24/2023
Nexstar Nervous About M&A, Sports Going to Streaming
As the dust of the Standard General-TEGNA merger failure settles, Nexstar leadership is concerned about how the events at the FCC could impact broadcasters long term.
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05/23/2023
Life After Standard General
Now that Standard General’s $5.4 billion deal to acquire TEGNA has collapsed, TEGNA is going forward with a $300 million accelerated share repurchase program and a 20% increase in its quarterly dividend.
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05/19/2023
Standard General- TEGNA Fight To the End for Merger
With only three days left before the Standard General – TEGNA financing deadline, the two companies have put forth a final push to convince the FCC to take a vote on the pending merger. Representatives from
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05/16/2023
GOP Leaders Want FCC Probe on Standard General-TEGNA
Senate Commerce Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) and House Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) want the FCC’s Acting Inspector General to investigate whether FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s decision to have the agency’s Media Bureau designate the proposed Standard General-TEGNA transaction for an ALJ hearing was motivated by a biased desire to block the deal.
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05/10/2023
TEGNA Earnings Steady as Merger Clock Ticks
TEGNA still isn’t holding earnings calls as the clock ticks on its pending acquisition by Standard General, but what we are hearing from the company is largely positive.
