Judge halts Nexstar/Tegna merger after FCC let firms exceed TV ownership limit
摘要
美国法官叫停了Nexstar与Tegna的合并进程。尽管此前特朗普政府已批准此项价值62亿美元的收购，但加州东区联邦地区法院首席法官Troy Nunley应原告DirecTV的请求，于周五发布了临时限制令。法官认为，合并后的立即整合可能削弱市场竞争、导致新闻部门裁员或关闭，并可能影响未来可能的资产剥离。该限制令将维持至法院作出进一步裁决。
Although the Trump administration approved Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of Tegna, a US judge has ordered the two companies to stop integrating their assets and operations. US District Judge Troy Nunley, an Obama appointee, issued a temporary restraining order on Friday prohibiting integration of the companies until further rulings by the court.
"Defendants must immediately cease all ongoing actions relating to integration and consolidation of Nexstar and Tegna," wrote Nunley, the chief judge in US District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Nunley said he agrees with plaintiff DirecTV that immediate integration of the merging firms could eliminate competition, result in newsroom layoffs and shutdowns, and make it more difficult to divest Tegna stations if the court ends up requiring a divestiture after reviewing the merger. DirecTV has established that "the Nexstar-TEGNA merger will substantially lessen competition in markets in which it participates," and that there would be irreparable harm if a restraining order isn't issued, Nunley wrote.
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