Too Big Or Too Small: Five Takeaways As Senators Weigh Local News, TV Ownership Limits And Trump’s Surprise Nexstar Merger Endorsement
When Donald Trump endorsed Nexstar’s proposed merger with Tegna, which would create a broadcast giant reaching 80% of the country, it scrambled a feverish Washington, D.C. lobbying effort over a transaction that has gotten fewer headlines than Netflix-Paramount-Warner Bros. The merger will have a huge impact, giving Nexstar 265 stations in 44 states and the […]