{"id":9207,"date":"2019-01-04T11:23:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T16:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/kagan-tv-ma-deals-near-9-billion-2018\/"},"modified":"2019-01-07T09:21:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T14:21:52","slug":"kagan-tv-ma-deals-near-9-billion-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/kagan-tv-ma-deals-near-9-billion-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagan: U.S. TV M&#038;A Deals Near $9 Billion in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. broadcast station mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A) volume reached $4.31 billion in Q4 2018, closing the year with $8.87 billion in deals, according to Kagan.<\/p>\n<p>The media research group, part of S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence, reports an 8 percent increase in deal volume for U.S. broadcast station M&amp;A in 2018 over the prior year.<\/p>\n<p>In the largest deal of the quarter and of the year, Nexstar Media Group announced in December that it would acquire all of Tribune Media\u2019s assets. 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