ˈæftɚ ðə kəlˈæps ʌvðə dˈiːl, sˌiːbˌiːˈɛm mˈiːdiːə bɪɡˈæn kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ɪts ˈɑːpʃənz, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd tˈeɪkɪŋ lˈiːɡəl pɹəsˈiːdɪŋ fɔːɹ bɹˈiːtʃ ʌv kˈɑːntɹækt baɪ kɹˈaʊn kˈæsəl ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ fˈɔːɹməl kəmplˈeɪnt tə ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ɡɹˈaʊndz, wɪð ɐ spˈoʊksmən fɔːɹ sˌiːbˌiːˈɛm mˈiːdiːə sˈɛd ðæt kɹˈaʊn kˈæsəl hˌæd "nˈoʊ vˈælɪd bˈeɪsɪs fɔːɹ tˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən."
After the collapse of the deal, CBM Media began considering its options, which included taking legal proceeding for breach of contract by Crown Castle and making a formal complaint to the Independent Television Commission on competition grounds, with a spokesman for CBM Media said that Crown Castle had "no valid basis for termination."