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DirecTV, states request court ban on Nexstar-Tegna joint bargaining on fees

( April 9, 2026, 15:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: DirecTV and various US states, all of whom seek an unwinding of local TV news channel operator Nexstar Media's recently closed merger with rival Tegna, have asked a US court to impose a preliminary injunction order that would prohibit the two entities from collaborating on negotiations with multichannel video programming distributors on retransmission fees.  See attached documents. ...

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