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Nexstar-Tegna deal, sports broadcasting key to future of TV, US FCC chair says

By Wesley Brown and Chris May ( March 26, 2026, 22:58 GMT | Insight) -- Approving Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna and eyeing ways to keep sports broadcasting accessible are key to the future of broadcast television, according to US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. As broadcasters attempt to compete with digital media companies, the US FCC acted by allowing Nexstar to increase its reach beyond the 39 percent cap, Carr said at an event. He also posed the idea that broadcasters should be able to bargain for sports broadcasts, particularly in response to the NFL putting games exclusively behind paywalls.Approving Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna and eyeing ways to keep sports broadcasting accessible are key to the future of broadcast television, according to US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr....

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