Tag: Sinclair
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Sinclair Adds The T2 Channel For Free To All of Its Nextgen ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Areas
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC has taken a significant step forward in enhancing the television viewing experience by introducing Tennis Channel’s T2 as a free, streaming, virtual channel across all its markets that have adopted the NextGen Broadcast standard, also known as ATSC 3.0. This move ushers in high-quality sports content, including professional tennis matches and…
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The Tennis Channel is in Play as Parent Sinclair Looks For Investors
Broadcasting company Sinclair is potentially looking for an investor to partner up on to help run its Tennis Channel, according to Front Office Sports. Sinclair, which also owns or operates nearly 300 television stations across the U.S., hired investment bankers to advise it on a potential deal, the report said. While the term “explore strategic…
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Sinclair Confirms Sale of Free Live Streaming Site STIRR to Startup
Broadcasting giant Sinclair on Wednesday officially closed the sale of its free, ad-supported streaming site STIRR, which Cord Cutters News first broke earlier this week. Startup Thinking Media acquired the streaming service. The company bills itself as a “pioneer in cloud solutions for streaming services,” with a focus on working with ad-supported content. It appears…
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Sinclair & FOX Reach a Deal to Renew FOX Affiliates In 41 Markets
Today, Sinclair announced a deal with Fox Corporation to renew its FOX affiliates in all Sinclair markets. With this deal, FOX content will continue to air on Sinclair-owned TV stations. This deal will see Sinclair TV stations in 41 markets keep Fox programming, which is viewed by approximately 19 million households. “We are pleased to…
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Sinclair Broadcast Group Owner David Smith Buys The Baltimore Sun Paper
Today, it was announced that David Smith, the owner of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, is also now the owner of The Baltimore Sun. According to reports, he will own the two companies as independent companies. The paper will not become a subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. “I’m in the news business because I believe…
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Hulu + Live TV Adds Four Sinclair Channels to its Lineup
Hulu + Live TV’s lineup just got a little bigger. The live streaming service added Charge!, Comet, and tennis-based T2 to its main catalog of channels. The fourth is Tennis Channel, which is available for $9.99 extra. The additions come from a July distribution agreement that Hulu struck with Sinclair, the broadcasting company that owns…
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Sinclair & ROXi Are Launching 3 New 24/7 Free OTA TV Music Channels With ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV
Today, Sinclair and ROXi announced three new 24/7 music channels for your television with ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV capabilities. These new channels will allow you to interact with these channels in a way you never could before. These new channels are the ROXi Music Channel, the ROXi Music Karaoke Channel, and the ROXi Music Games…
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Sinclair Expands Its Free OTA TV Channels to 7 New Cities
Today, Sinclair announced that it is expanding TBD, The News, Comet, and CHARGE! to 10 new channels around the United States. This means if you live in one of these cities, you may need to rescan your antenna to get some new free over-the-air TV (OTA TV) networks. “We are thrilled to announce the expansion…
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Judge Approves Bally Sports’ Bankruptcy Extension Request and NBA Deal, But no MLB Deal Reached
A federal judge approved Bally Sports’ request for more time to file its plan to reorganize and re-emerge from bankruptcy, even as the troubled company indicated it would seek to file a third extension down the line, according to a person familiar with the situation. In addition, the judge approved a deal between the NBA…
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Sinclair Continues To Make Cuts to Local News at Smaller TV Stations
KTUL, Channel 8, a Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned ABC affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will soon produce its news out of Oklahoma City. “Beginning December 11, we will be making changes to the way we produce news in Tulsa and refocusing our resources, establishing a regional content center to super serve the Tulsa and Oklahoma City television…