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Sinclair accused of withholding material from FCC in Tribune deal
A lobbying group has accused Sinclair Broadasting of withholding more than 200 documents from the FCC over its proposed merger with Tribune.
“Profitable” San Antonio newspaper lays off 14 journalists
The layoffs come as parent company Hearst seeks to consolidate news roles among its Texas newspapers.
Some Missouri viewers still without PBS one month after tower collapse
NOAA weather radio and PBS station KOZK are still unavailable for thousands of TV viewers in Missouri.
DirecTV Now to launch cheaper service, rolls out cloud DVR
"Watch TV" will debut later this year for $15 a month, but don't expect sports or local broadcast networks.
Albuquerque TV station runs candidate’s “Fuck the NRA” ad
Albuquerque CBS affiliate KRQE-TV said federal law forced it to run the candidate's advertisement on TV uncensored.
Sling TV tops 2 million subscribers, could raise subscription price
Speculation of a price increase comes after parent company Dish Network missed revenue estimates for the recent financial quarter.
TiVo to exit hardware business, will stop making DVR boxes
TiVo announced on Friday it will stop making its own hardware. A yet-to-be-announced partner will continue manufacturing DVR boxes under the TiVo name.
Comcast drops KRON, KQED in parts of Northern California
Comcast has removed KQED and KRON in the Vacaville, Fairfield and Santa Cruz regions of Northern California because the stations are considered out-of-market.
Talk show hosts ordered to show favoritism toward Trump
Internal e-mails obtained by CNN show Salem Media Group executives told their radio hosts to be more pro-Trump during their broadcasts.
Report: Saudi Arabia likely bootlegging sports broadcasts from Qatar
A Saudi satellite broadcaster is accused of pirating sports feeds from rival Qatari service BeIN Sports.
Fox to acquire seven stations from Sinclair after Tribune deal
Fox says it will buy seven stations from Sinclair once the company's deal with Tribune goes through.
Report: Sinclair looks to take on Fox News with cable news offering
POLITICO reports Sinclair could relaunch cable news channel WGN America as a Fox News competitor if its acquisition of Tribune Broadcasting goes through.