Two companies that together own more than 260 local TV stations have agreed to a massive merger that could reshape their industry. Nexstar Media Group will acquire Tysons, Virginia-based TEGNA in ...

Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, bringing together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape ...

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Nexstar had been in talks with smaller rival Tegna to merge its local TV stations amid the continuing consolidation of the U.S. broadcast sector.

Channel 2 and Channel 4 have been battling for local news supremacy for years. Their news ratings have declined recently, as have news ratings in all TV markets.

The planned $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna by Nexstar Media Group would create the largest TV station operator in the nation's history and could reshape the local media landscape in New Orleans.

Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, bringing together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape. If the transaction is ...

Public interest groups say TV mega-mergers strangle competition and ultimately reduce the amount of local news coverage that viewers depend on. Investors tend to feel very differently.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, bringing together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape. If the ...