Federal Judge Blocks Nexstar-Tegna Merger With Preliminary Antitrust Injunction
Apr 18
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A federal judge blocked Nexstar's merger with Tegna Friday, issuing a preliminary antitrust injunction in California. Chief Judge Troy Nunley of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California extended an earlier temporary restraining order with the preliminary injunction. He found plaintiffs had shown a prima facie case that the deal poses a reasonable probability of anticompetitive effects on local TV markets.
