Nexstar, Tegna merger closes after winning regulatory approval

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Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nexstar Media Group closed its acquisition of fellow broadcast station group owner Tegna after sealing regulatory approval, despite antitrust lawsuits filed against the deal in recent days. Nexstar’s $6.2 billion merger with Tegna brings together more than 260 local broadcast TV affiliate stations across the […]


Sinclair, Nexstar return show to ABC stations

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Sinclair and Nexstar are returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to ABC affiliate broadcast stations beginning Friday, the companies said in separate statements. The announcements come three days after Disney’s ABC broadcast network returned the late night program to its air after a nearly week-long suspension. Disney had temporarily suspended the late night show following comments Kimmel […]


Here’s where Bob Iger’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ standoff with Nexstar, Sinclair is headed — and why nobody is joking

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Viewers of local TV stations run by broadcast giants Nexstar and Sinclair can expect to see Jimmy Kimmel on their screens again soon – whether they like his jokes or not, media insiders told The Post. Indeed, it’s likely only a matter of days before both the two companies that own dozens of ABC affiliate […]