Sports & Entertainment — Media Shakeup: ABC's Bachelorette Crisis, Spider-Man Record, and Nexstar's $6.2B Tegna Deal Face Multiple Challenges

Sports & Entertainment · 2026-03-20

Today's developments reveal significant disruption across multiple entertainment verticals, with particular impact in television broadcasting and content production. The $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna merger faces serious legal challenges from eight states and DirecTV, potentially reshaping the local TV landscape. ABC's reality TV crisis with 'The Bachelorette' threatens tens of millions in revenue and…