Tag: Sinclair
US: Disney, Sinclair close 21 Fox regional sports deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group finalized its US$9.6 billion purchase of 21 regional sports networks from the Walt Disney Company on Friday August 23, completing a...
US: Sinclair to buy 21 Disney Sports networks worth over $10bn
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the American telecommunications giant, has reportedly reached a deal worth over $10 billion in order to purchase as many as 21...
US: Judge drops hearing into Sinclair after failed Tribune merger
A US administrative law judge has dropped a hearing into Sinclair Broadcast's US$3.9 billion bid to purchase Tribune Media because the deal had failed...
US: Sinclair and 5 others settle with DOJ
Six broadcast station groups have reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over the sharing of competitively sensitive advertising rate information in...
US: Sinclair execs had been warned Tribune merger faced problems
According to the New York Post, Sinclair Broadcasting shouldn’t have been so surprised about its mega-merger with Tribune Media getting blocked, but insiders say...
After Sinclair-Tribune Falls Apart, How Do You Model A Media Merger?
Posted by Forbes
After Sinclair-Tribune Falls Apart, How Do You Model A Media Merger?
By Howard Homonoff
This week saw the formal announcement of the end of the...
US: Tribune ends US$3.9b takeover, sues Sinclair
Tribune Media announced Thursday, August 9, that it would terminate its proposed merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group, while announcing a US$1 billion lawsuit against...
US: Sinclair and Tribune face midnight deadline
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deadline for comment on Sinclair's fifth version of the deal is midnight Thursday, August 9, and historically the department...
US: Sinclair revises Tribune merger plan
Sinclair Broadcast Group has vowed to revise its station divestiture plan in an effort to salvage its US$3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.
Sinclair has...
US: Sinclair to sell 7 TV Stations to Fox to win...
Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to buy seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for US$910 million, reported Bloomberg.
The move comes as Sinclair is...