Judge also consolidates suits brought by DirecTV and eight states seeking to block merger
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Getty Images A federal judge ordered a halt to Nexstar Media‘s $6.2 billion merger with local TV station group rival Tegna pending the court’s review of whether the tie-up violates antitrust laws. But Nexstar and Tegna say they can’t fully comply with the court’s temporary restraining order — claiming certain actions triggered by the deal closing cannot be undone.
In a filing Tuesday with the the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Nexstar and Tegna said they “hereby notify the Court that Defendants cannot implement certain provisions of the TRO as written because of actions already completed at closing and legal obligations that cannot be reversed.”
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