Nexstar CEO Lays Out Next Steps in Legal Fight Over Tegna Deal, Including ‘Complete Laundry List of All Threatened and Pending Litigation That We’re Aware Of’

Home TV News May 7, 2026 7:57am PT Nexstar CEO Lays Out Next Steps in Legal Fight Over Tegna Deal, Including ‘Complete Laundry List of All Threatened and Pending Litigation That We’re Aware Of’ By Jennifer Maas Plus Icon Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer @jmaasaronson Latest Nexstar CEO Lays Out Next Steps in Legal Fight Over Tegna Deal, Including ‘Complete Laundry List of All Threatened and Pending Litigation That We’re Aware Of’ 3 minutes ago More Than Half of Gen Z Users Cancel and Renew Streaming Services for a Single Title, Won’t Purchase Full-Price Video Games, New Study Finds 17 hours ago Amazon Asks ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ Fans Not to Visit Movie Set or Share Filming Locations: ‘We’re Working Hard to Create a Protected Bubble’ 2 days ago See All Nexstar Nexstar CEO Perry Sook addressed the TV station group giant’s ongoing legal battle over its newly acquired rival media company, Tegna, during an earnings call with analysts Thursday. At the very top of the call, Sook laid out what the next steps are in the fight, which currently includes a lawsuit filed by DirecTV and 13 state attorneys general (including California, New York, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont) to undo the already completed $6.2 billion merger. While both the FCC and the Department of Justice’s antitrust arm have approved Nexstar’s purchase of Tegna, the pending lawsuits are focusing on monopoly claims and have received agreement from a District Court judge. Nexstar is currently appealing that decision and has until May 11 to make its response. Popular on Variety “We gave you the complete laundry list of all threatened and pending litigation that we’re aware of at this time,” Sook said, when asked by an analyst if there were any other potential barriers in Nexstar’s ability to resolve its Tegna ownership. “We’re not aware of anything else that is in the offing. So I think you you know everything we know in terms of what’s in front of us at this time.” More to come… Read More About: media earnings, Nexstar Jump to Comments More from Variety Adrian Grenier Says ‘It’s a Disappointment’ Not to Be Cast in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’: ‘I Also Understand There’s Some Backlash With Nate’ Coca-Cola Hopes Beverages Make Splash in ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Meryl Streep Says ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Was Called a ‘Chick Flick’ and That Label Has ‘Not Worn Well’ After ‘Barbie’ and ‘Mamma Mia’ Success ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Director Tried ‘Sneaking’ Adrian Grenier in For a Cameo But it Was ‘Too Late in Our Production Schedule to Make it Happen’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Roasts Jeff and Lauren Bezos as Power Couple Bankrolls Met Gala China Box Office: ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘Cold War 1994’ Lead Rebounding May Day Weekend as ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Debuts in Third Loading comments...