Sinclair Paying $9M In Employee Bonuses
Sinclair Broadcast Group said today that, as a result of tax reform legislation, it will pay a special $1,000 bonus to almost 9,000 …
Sinclair Broadcast Group said today that, as a result of tax reform legislation, it will pay a special $1,000 bonus to almost 9,000 …
The multi-year agreement also provides for carriage of Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel.
The $13.4 million notice of apparent liability is for its airing of paid programming that did not include proper disclosures when broadcast. …
Three former employees claim a Sinclair affiliate discriminates against women and ignored complaints about harassment. Jaclyn Mason, …
The FCC plans to fine Sinclair Broadcast Group $13.3 million after it failed to properly disclose that paid programming that aired on its TV …
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Justice Department has signaled it is willing to approve Sinclair Broadcast Group’s planned …
Sinclair Broadcast Group has raised $3.725 billion of new loans and amended some terms of its bank credit facility. The new term B loans …
Looser rules plus technology improvements should spur broader adoption of the newsgathering tool.
Sen. Claire McCaskill has written FCC Chairman Ajit Pai voicing concerns about the “negative impact” on the St. Louis media …
What do the two TV entrepreneurs have in common? They are both betting that the future lies in spectrum and the Internet of Things. They …
If ATSC 3.0 becomes the de facto standard for TV broadcasting in the coming decade, Sinclair’s One Media could make a small fortune …
The station group moves up Rob Weisbord from SVP, chief operating officer of Sinclair Digital Group. He will be responsible for …
Sinclair Broadcast Group said Thursday that International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union Number 51 is no longer representing …
Sinclair Broadcast Group is close to accepting a remedy proposed by the Department of Justice to allow its $6.6 billion buyout of Tribune …
Nexstar, Sinclair, Tribune, Tegna launch TV Interface Practices (TIP), a standards-based project to bring streamlined business interfaces to …
Sinclair Broadcast Group says it will add 367 new jobs over the next six years through an aggressive expansion of its Hunt Valley, Md., …
Senators led by Cantwell and Udall say there’s a troubling timeline and call for Pai to recuse himself from Sinclair-related business …
With the FCC poised to approve the use of the new broadcast standard tomorrow, One Media EVP Jerry Fritz takes on the critics of the …
The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik: “On CNN's Reliable Sources on Sunday, I explained how Sinclair used its WBMA Birmingham, …
Sinclair is using public cloud-based playout to broadcast a three-hour block of children’s programming loaded across 51 stations. So …
Even if the FCC relaxes its ownership rules, Sinclair and other broadcasters would still be blocked from owning two network affiliates in …
Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media, recently spelled out all the reasons he's against the Sinclair-Tribune merger now before the FCC, except …
In a letter to Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley, Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas asked tough questions about the Sinclair-Tribune …
Company executives say it’s got a full plate with the Tribune merger, moving to implement ATSC 3.0, signing deals with vMVPDs and a …
The decrease to $624 million is put on lower political that wasn’t offset by 55% higher digital revenue.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is urging the FCC to block the proposed acquisition of Tribune Media Co. by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns …
Bill O'Reilly, the former Fox News anchor, has been negotiating for a position with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest …
Speaking at Wednesday’s oversight hearing before the House Communications Subcommittee, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel says …
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy: "While President Trump has been condemning “fake news,” his very own FCC is pursuing policies …
The fiery editorials of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn will be beamed into seven in 10 American living …
At a special meeting held today, the stockholders of Tribune Media Co. voted overwhelmingly to approve the previously announced acquisition …
The FCC is pausing its review of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed merger with Tribune Media to allow more time for the filing of …
Sinclair Broadcast Group received bids for as many as 10 television stations that could fetch up to $1 billion as it takes steps to win …
I worry that as we focus on Russian bots on Twitter influencing elections, we’re ignoring a bigger threat to democracy and the …
Does it matter who owns the TV station that delivers your local news? Polls show that many Americans trust local news more than other …
And maybe for Chicago and Los Angeles, the mega-station group says, but only if the FCC approves its merger with Tribune. Sinclair also says …
In response to the FCC's Sept. 14 request for "specific plans" on how it intends to comply with ownership limits, Sinclair said in a late …
Sinclair's sidecar partner is paying London Broadcasting $9.5 million for independent KTXD, according to an FCC filing. The deal would give …
The Sinclair subsidiary says that the carrier's suggestion that broadcasters want an FCC mandate requiring cellphone makers to put ATSC 3.0 …
Sinclair Broadcast Group continues its expansion in the multicast network space with premium sports content.
Renewals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Harlingen, Texas, Portland, Maine and Syracuse, N.Y., serve approximately 1.5 million television households.
Sunday's Boston Globe argued against the proposed merger on its editorial page. "Anyone who cares about the state of our democracy, then, …
The trade group tells the FCC that the merged entity should be given restrictions on its ability to negotiate for retransmission consent …
They say the proposed merger if approved would “reduce viewpoint diversity and competition, harm localism and reduce jobs.”
The new contracts cover stations in South Carolina, Texas, Nevada, Georgia and Indiana.
My in-depth and comprehensive content analysis of the mega-group’s news-producing stations suggest that it just might be. I wonder if …
The proposed $3.9 billion transaction has drawn fire from self-appointed “public interest” advocates who believe Sinclair is not …
Round-the-clock cable sports networks like ESPN and FS1 will soon have competition on over-the-air television in the form of a new joint …