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Sinclair Inc.

Sinclair, Inc. (formerly Sinclair Broadcast Group) is a local broadcast and pay TV network company based in Baltimore, Maryland. The company owns or operates more than 190 television stations in 90 metropolitan areas, most of which are affiliated with a major broadcast network like ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox or NBC.

Through its Diamond Sports Group subsidiary, Sinclair also has a controlling interest in nearly two dozen regional sports networks. Sinclair also operates the Tennis Channel in the United States and overseas and several broadcast networks and streaming content channels — Charge, Comet, T2, TBD and The Nest.

Sinclair’s other businesses include Sinclair Media Networks, the streaming local news platform NewsOn and One Media Technologies. Sinclair is also a proponent of NextGen TV, the next-generation digital broadcast standard utilizing ATSC 3.0 technology.

A crew from the Sonoma County Fire District responds to a structure fire ignited by the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Photo by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)

Sinclair, Tennis Channel launch Southern California wildfire relief effort

Sinclair and Tennis Channel are partnering with the Salvation Army to provide wildfire disaster relief support throughout Southern California.

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Broadcasters band together to launch datacast service EdgeBeam Wireless

Four of the nation's biggest local TV station owners say ATSC 3.0 spectrum offers reliable data broadcasting capabilities.

The letters TBD written over the New York City skyline.

Boston TV station changes primary network affiliation to TBD

A Boston TV station has inked a distribution agreement with Sinclair, Inc. to distribute comedy-centric network TBD on its primary signal.

The letters TBD written over the New York City skyline.

Sinclair partners with Fox for distribution of multicast network TBD

Fox Television Stations will begin distributing Sinclair's comedy network TBD on five of its stations across the country.

The NewsOn app for Roku offers live local newscasts from hundreds of stations, along with on-demand clips and interactive news features. (Courtesy image)

Sinclair releases updated NewsOn app for Roku devices

Sinclair has released a new version of its NewsOn streaming TV app with enhanced interactive news features.

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Multicast networks becoming bigger part of broadcast TV viewership

Multicast television networks are commanding a higher share of overall TV viewing in America each month, according to Nielsen data.

The logo of Sinclair Broadcast Group's Diamond Sports. (Logo courtesy Sinclair Broadcast Group, Graphic by The Desk)

Diamond Sports wins bankruptcy court approval for reorganization plan

Diamond Sports will be able to reduce its debt load to $200 million. Certain creditors will hold equity in the company post-bankruptcy.

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Tennis Channel to relaunch streaming service as Tennis Channel Plus

The Tennis Channel will relaunch its standalone streaming service to include an expansive on-demand content library, podcasts and live multicourt coverage.

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Sinclair sees political revenue jump 31 percent in Q3

Sinclair saw significant gains in its affiliate fee and political advertising revenues during the company's third quarter of the year.

The NewsOn logo.

NewsOn lands on Vizio smart TVs

Sinclair's streaming news service NewsOn is now available to users of Vizio's smart television sets

Landon Donovan and Tim Howard host the "Unfiltered Soccer" podcast, produced and distributed by Sinclair. (Courtesy photo)

Sinclair to produce, distribute “Unfiltered Soccer” podcast

The soccer program is the third sports-focused show to launch as part of Sinclair's expanding podcast business.

An aircraft from Air Station Miami flies over Tropicana Field, which sustained roof damage from Hurricane Milton. The photograph was taken on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Mike O'Keefe, U.S. Coast Guard)

Sinclair raises $1.3 million for hurricane relief efforts

Sinclair and its local TV stations helped raise $1.3 million for the Salvation Army's hurricane relief efforts, the company said this week.

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