With Chief U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley’s pending decision on whether to grant a preliminary injunction against Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA, liking siding with DirecTV and eight state Attorneys General in prohibiting the companies from fully combining their assets on the grounds the FCC didn’t abide by Congressionally mandated rules, the Chairman of the FCC has stated that not only is the merger acceptable, but so is Erin Boone‘s approval as Media Bureau Chief, granted on delegated authority.
