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Nexstar, Tegna spar with merger challengers over content of potential injunction

By Ilana Kowarski ( April 9, 2026, 17:33 GMT | Insight) -- TV channel operators Nexstar Media Group and Tegna, Inc. — which technically closed their merger before their business integration was halted by a temporary restraining order — are fighting efforts by deal opponents to convert the order into a restrictive preliminary injunction that would prevent cost reductions at Tegna and prohibit collaboration on fee negotiations.TV channel operators Nexstar Media Group and Tegna, Inc., which technically closed their merger before their business integration was halted by a temporary restraining order, are fighting efforts by deal opponents to convert the TRO into a restrictive preliminary injunction that would prevent cost reductions at Tegna and prohibit collaboration on fee negotiations....

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