Warner, Nexstar CEOs See More Deals, Less Regulation Under Trump

Media executives see the possibility for more mergers and deregulation enabling the growth of broadcast and TV empires with the election of Republican Donald Trump to the US presidency.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav suggested to investors Thursday that sped-up deal-making could help address consumer pain points, while Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry Sook laid out a vision for expanding the largest local TV station owner, aided by rule changes at a conservative Federal Communications Commission.

The new administration “may offer a pace of change and an opportunity for consolidation that may be quite different,” Zaslav ...