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Moody's says Nielsen's announced acquisition of Tribune Media's Gracenote unit is potentially credit negative; ratings not immediately impacted

Approximately $8.4 billion of rated debt affected. New York, December 20, 2016-- Moody's Investors Service said Nielsen Holdings plc's Ba3 Corporate Family Rating and its other existing ratings are not immediately impacted by the company's announcement that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tribune Media Company's digital and data segment assets for $560 million in cash. For further information, please visit www.moodys.com.
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