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Sen. Warren Urges FCC to Block Standard General’s Acquisition of Tegna
“FCC should block any transaction that it knows is likely to harm competition or the public interest such as Standard General’s proposed acquisition of Tegna,” Warren said
Standard General Launches Website Promoting Pending Tegna Acquisition
Site offers one-stop source of merger details and industry- supporting comments
Standard General Provides Unions New Assurances on Tegna Deal
In a letter to the FCC Standard General’s Soohyung Kim commits to a no layoff policy for two years at Tegna stations
ATVA Attacks “Unreasonable” Retrans Demands by Apollo’s Cox Media Group
The pay-TV operator-backed group said Cox’s action showed that the Standard General Tegna deal poses a “significant threat to consumers”
Standard General Offers New Assurances on Retransmission Negotiations
Tells the FCC it will “waive certain contractual rights” to demonstrate the “public interest” in approving the $8.6B Tegna deal
Jesse Jackson Backs Standard General’s Proposed Deal for Tegna
Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition said it “wholeheartedly support” the $8.6B deal
Former WQAD-TV Exec Urges FCC to Approve Standard General/Tegna Deal
Approving the deal would be “a big step forward for women all across our industry,” Marcia Green wrote
Missouri State Rep. Dan Shaul Backs Tegna Deal
Shaul is supporting the deal as a way of strengthening local news
