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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.

(Clockwise from top left) The logos of Sinclair's multicast networks Comet, Charge!, The Nest and TBD. (Courtesy logos, Graphic designed by The Desk)

Sinclair open to distributing multicast networks on budget-friendly TV platforms, exec says

Sinclair has discussed the possibility of distributing its multicast networks on low-cost streaming services, a company executive affirmed in an interview.

Adam Ware. (Photo via LinkedIn)

A Conversation With: Adam Ware, SVP of Growth Networks, Sinclair

Adam Ware discusses his time at Fox, UPN and IAC, and how brand and programming strategies are helping Sinclair's multicast networks succeed.

Q&A
The logo of Sinclair, Inc.

Sinclair sees total media, advertising revenue jump during Q2

The company is still working through new distribution agreements with pay TV providers, which could help further lift distribution revenue in the coming months.

The Olympic Rings affixed to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Scripps tops list of most-watched NBC affiliates during Summer Olympics

More people are watching the Summer Olympic Games in West Palm Beach than any other market, according to Nielsen data.

The NewsOn logo.

Sinclair’s NewsOn app adds News Press & Gazette news feeds

NewsOn is launching local news feeds for eight more stations through a partnership between parent company Sinclair, Inc. and News Press & Gazette Company.

Baseballs. (Photo by Jose Francisco Morales via Unsplash)

Optimum drops Bally Sports, but subscribers can still stream games

Optimum said it wasn't fair that customers pay more for Bally Sports channels while the fate of regional sports networks is up in the air.

The logo of free streaming TV channel Stadium. (Courtesy logo, Graphic by The Desk)

FreeCast brings sports multicast network Stadium to platform

Streaming TV platform FreeCast has inked an agreement with Silver Chalice to distribute its free multicast sports network Stadium.

Jerald Fritz. (Courtesy photo)

Sinclair legal affairs president Jerald Fritz to retire

Fritz spent more than five decades working in media and communications.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

NextGen TV signs on in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Four television stations are now being offered through NextGen TV signals in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

U.S. Senator Lisa Smith of Minnesota. (Photo by U.S. Senate Democrats, public domain)

Minnesota lawmaker urges Comcast, Diamond Sports to hammer out a deal

A U.S. Senator says Comcast and Diamond Sports must return to the negotiating table, because her voters can't watch baseball on cable TV.

A banner with the logo of streaming service Fubo TV hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange.

Fubo renews distribution agreement with Diamond Sports

Fubo will continue offering nearly two dozen Bally Sports-branded channels under a renewed deal with Diamond Sports.

"The Nest" is a new digital broadcast network featuring re-runs that will replace Sinclair's "Stadium" sports network later this month. (Courtesy image)

Fubo quietly adds Sinclair digital networks

Fubo has added four entertainment-based digital television networks from Sinclair, Inc.

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