The Nexstar/Tegna Town Hall

On Thursday, Nexstar held a town hall for all employees, including the newly acquired Tegna folks.

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So, we must rely on insiders, who told us that at the town hall meeting, Perry Sook said all emails between Tegna and Nexstar were integrated and people between the two companies should reach out to each other and say hello.

On Friday, both Tegna and Nexstar newsrooms were told to share news stories with each other immediately. This is supposed to happen even in the duopoly markets, in which the two stations are still competing against each other.

As an example, WGRZ (Buffalo), the former Tegna station, is being told to share their stories with Nexstar stations, including WIVB (Buffalo) with whom they have been competing for decades.

As FTVLive told you over the weekend, a judge has issued a Temporary Restraining Order on the Nexstar/Tegna deal. Since the TRO was granted, not a word from corporate about stopping any sharing or reaching out.

“GM’s haven’t heard from Perry since the deal closed,” one company insider told FTVLive.

Most expect the Nexstar/Tegna deal will ultimately stand (with maybe a few more spinoffs), but the lack of direction right now is really bad.

Hopefully, Nexstar can get their act together.