Sinclair demands Washington Post retract story over pulled segment
The TV station owner says the newspaper column is “rife with inaccuracies, defamation, lies and conspiracy theories.”
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; 23 regional sports networks; the Tennis Channel and Stadium.
The TV station owner says the newspaper column is “rife with inaccuracies, defamation, lies and conspiracy theories.”
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YouTube TV has pulled sports channels in Los Angeles and New York City owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group.
Amazon will make nearly two dozen live baseball games available to subscribers of its Prime Video service, the company announced this week.
YouTube TV will not lose Sinclair-owned Fox Sports networks thanks to a temporary extension reached Friday evening.
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.
Sinclair wants more money for 21 regional Fox Sports channels and the Yes Network, and YouTube TV is unwilling to pay higher fees.