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Local TV stations
Coverage of Local TV stations in the Nexus archive.
- Local TV faces financial pinch as political ad spending increasingly moves online
Local TV stations face declining political ad spending in the midterm elections, with a projected 7% decrease compared to 2022. Meanwhile, online political advertising is expected to surge by 35%, reflecting a significant shift in where political campaigns allocate their media budgets.
- Republican state attorneys general join lawsuit to stop $6.2B local TV merger
Republican state attorneys general have joined a lawsuit to block a $6.2 billion merger involving local TV stations. The legal action challenges the proposed deal, which includes Tegna Inc., a media company based in McLean, Virginia.