Trial date set for suit over Nexstar-TEGNA merger

Court Denies Stay of Nexstar-Tegna Merger; Trial Date Set for State AG's, DirecTV Challenge

A U.S. District Court yesterday denied a stay of the FCC Media Bureau’s approval of the merger of Nexstar and Tegna TV station groups, while a California judge set a trial date for lawsuits filed by DirecTV and state AGs, which are challenging the transaction.Since announced in August 2025, the merger has faced opposition from other media companies, public interest groups and state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit in March, attempting to bl…

Trial date set for suit over Nexstar-TEGNA merger

A trial date is set for July 6, 2027, in the lawsuit led by DirecTV and state attorneys general against Nexstar's merger with TEGNA.