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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.

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DirecTV sports package MySports launches in more areas

DirecTV is now offering its sports-inclusive package MySports in more markets after reaching an agreement to distribute third party-owned Fox affiliates.

Dave Howitt. (Courtesy photo)

Dave Howitt, Sinclair SVP of Programming, to retire in March

Dave Howitt, a TV programming executive who has spent 30 years with Sinclair, will retire from the industry in March.

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Sinclair announces promotions across corporate, TV

Sinclair has announced more than a dozen executive promotions across its corporate, broadcast TV and cable sports divisions.

PBS Reno, Sinclair partner on ATSC 3.0 signal

Sinclair and APTS have coordinated the launch of PBS Reno's main signal on NextGen TV in western Nevada.

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Sinclair revamps content brand, ad sales and marketing

Two new initiatives will carry the "AMP" branding, with one focused on ad sales and marketing, and the other on content development and distribution.

Flames from the Pacific Palisades fire reach the Pacific Coast Highway south of Malibu on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)

Entertainment giants donate millions to LA wildfire relief efforts

Fox Corporation, the Walt Disney Company and Paramount Global are among the media giants donating millions to Southern California wildfire relief efforts.

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.

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