ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, ɹˈɔɪɾɚz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɡlˈoʊbəl mˈænɪdʒmənt hæd ɐɡɹˈiːd tʊ ɐkwˈaɪɚ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɹɪɾi ʌv bɹˈaɪən bɹˈeɪdiz tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ, wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə mˈɜːdʒ wɪð kˈɑːks mˈiːdiːə ɡɹˈuːp wˌɪtʃ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪz ɐkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ænd stˈeɪʃənz spˈʌn ˈɔf fɹʌm nˈɛksstɑːɹ mˈiːdiːə ɡɹˈuːps pˈɜːtʃɪs ʌv tɹˈɪbjuːn bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ, wˈʌns ðə pˈɜːtʃɪsᵻz wɜːɹ ɐpɹˈuːvd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛfsˌiːsˈiː.
In February 2019, Reuters reported that Apollo Global Management had agreed to acquire the entirety of Brian Brady's television portfolio, which it intended to merge with Cox Media Group (which Apollo is acquiring at the same time) and stations spun off from Nexstar Media Group's purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, once the purchases were approved by the FCC.