Federal Judge Finds Nexstar Violated Court Order Freezing $6.2 Billion Tegna TV Merger
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-08-11T14:43:29.010Z
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Raleigh -- August 11, 2026: A federal judge has ruled that broadcast media giant Nexstar Media Group violated a court injunction ordering a freeze on its proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc., North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Monday.
Raleigh -- August 11, 2026: A federal judge has ruled that broadcast media giant Nexstar Media Group violated a court injunction ordering a freeze on its proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc., North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Monday.U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley found that Nexstar breached the preliminary injunction—which required Nexstar and Tegna to maintain completely separate operations while state antitrust lawsuits proceed—by installing its own top execut