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K&S Counsels DirecTV in Antitrust Battle Over Broadcast Rights
June 18, 2026
| Law360 and Global Competition Review
Paul Watford
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Emily Blackburn
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Matthew Noller (Matt)
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Anjelica Sarmiento
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K&S advises DirecTV before the Ninth Circuit and a California federal court in an antitrust dispute against Nexstar Media Group and affiliates arising from Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA.
Third-party coverage:
DirecTV, AGs Tell 9th Circ. Not To Curb Nexstar-Tegna Block (Law360)
Nexstar pushes Ninth Circuit for narrower injunction (Global Competition Review) [behind a paywall]
Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenge Gets July 2027 Trial Date (Law360)
Nexstar Execs On Tegna Board Violates Injunction, Judge Told (Law360)
States accuse Nexstar/Tegna of violating PI (Global Competition Review) [behind a paywall]
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