Nexstar Accused of Violating Injunction by Appointing Tegna Board

A coalition of 13 state attorneys general and DirecTV accuse Nexstar of violating a preliminary injunction by appointing executives to the Tegna board. Plaintiffs argue this integration violates a federal judge's order to maintain independent operations pending an antitrust trial. They contend that such actions allow the combined company to dominate the broadcast media landscape, control pricing, and fire journalists, prompting a request for the court to clarify the prohibitions against Nexstar's board appointments.