ATVA Wants 'Enforceable' Merger Conditions on Standard/Tegna

“Specific and enforceable conditions” prohibiting joint retransmission consent negotiation are necessary for the Standard/Tegna deal, the American Television Association said in a call with an aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Monday. “Any such conditions should last so long as Cox, Apollo, and their affiliates hold a financial interest in New TEGNA,” said an ex parte filing posted Thursday in docket 22-122. The applicants haven’t provided sufficient information for the FCC to tell whether Cox and Apollo Global Management would hold attributable interests in the new company, ATVA said.