The Justice Department’s antitrust division would be plenty busy reviewing media mergers that are slated to close in the next year without its high-profile court challenge to AT&T Inc.’s $85 billion merger with Time Warner Inc.
The DOJ typically reviews mergers involving media or entertainment, and 2017 has been crowded with deals in all aspects of media. Newspapers, magazines, TV stations, and digital platform markets have all been shifting shape and assets this year.
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