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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.

YouTube TV, Sinclair reach temporary agreement to keep sports on platform

YouTube TV will not lose Sinclair-owned Fox Sports networks thanks to a temporary extension reached Friday evening.

Sinclair says it offered YouTube TV discount for sports channels

Sinclair said it offered to lower fees and extend a current contract with YouTube TV so customers wouldn't lose access to 21 regional sports networks.

Why YouTube TV is dropping regional Fox Sports networks

Sinclair wants more money for 21 regional Fox Sports channels and the Yes Network, and YouTube TV is unwilling to pay higher fees.

YouTube TV dropping regional Fox Sports networks on Saturday

YouTube TV is expected to drop a number of regional Fox Sports channels this weekend, according to a notice published by the pay TV company this week.

Regional Fox Sports networks probably aren’t coming back to Dish anytime soon

Dish's chairman said the company was able to save money by dropping 16 Fox-branded RSNs last year.

Cubs broadcaster Marquee Sports inks deal with Hulu

Marquee Sports Network, the new broadcast home of Chicago Cubs games, has inked a deal with its first over-the-top streaming TV provider.

Deltatre nearing deal to provide tech to Sinclair for sports, report says

Deltatre is nearing a deal to provide support to Sinclair Broadcasting Group for 21 regional sports networks acquired from Disney last year.

Sinclair to stop producing pro-Trump commentary

Sinclair Broadcasting Group will stop producing conservative-leaning commentary that has earned the company criticism from journalists within its own company.

Alex Herbst, Texas meteorologist, dies at 26

"I met him briefly a few months ago when I was live at a remote and he was very kind to me," Bonnie Hernandez, a radio personality, wrote on his Facebook page. 

The Buzzr network as it appears on STIRR, a new streaming network from Sinclair Broadcasting Group.

Sinclair launches over-the-top streaming solution STIRR

Sinclair Broadcasting has entered into the crowded streaming TV market with a new service that brings free local programming and other content to consumers over the Internet. 

Sinclair Broadcasting fired young reporter after cancer diagnosis

A 22-year-old reporter's contract with Sinclair Broadcasting was abruptly terminated while she was undergoing treatment for bone cancer, according to a newspaper report.

Tribune renews Fox agreements as deal with Sinclair continues to unravel

Tribune said it had reached a deal to continue allowing some stations to serve as Fox affiliates; meanwhile its proposed merger with Sinclair appears more and more unlikely.

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