Meredith Corporation is selling its Local Media Group division to Gray Television. The deal will be valued at $2.7 billion. It is structured as a spin-off of another Meredith division, National Media Group, into a separate public company that will inherit the Meredith Corporation name and MDP stock ticker. Meredith shareholders will receive the spin-off company's securities at a 1-to-1 ratio and $14.5 per share in exchange for their shares. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2021.