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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.

The logo of Sinclair, Inc. (Graphic by The Desk)

Sinclair uses AI to deliver translated local TV newscasts

Sinclair will partner with Deeptune on an initiative to deliver real-time Spanish-language audio translations during local TV newscasts at four of its stations.

Chris Ripley, the CEO of Sinclair, Inc. (Courtesy photo, Graphic by The Desk)

Sinclair CEO: Mergers can be done, even without regulatory changes

The broadcaster also sees a path toward substantial revenue opportunities via NextGen TV if a plan to fully sunset the ATSC 1.0 standard takes effect.

The logo of Sinclair, Inc. (Graphic by The Desk)

Sinclair logs $3.6 billion in revenue during 2024, execs tout strong Q4 for political ads

Sinclair, Inc. earned $405 million in political advertising last year that boosted the company's top line revenue to nearly $3.6 billion in 2024.

The letters TBD written over the New York City skyline.

Sinclair’s TBD sees ratings boost from Super Bowl, SNL marathon block

Sinclair saw higher viewership on Super Bowl Sunday with its decision to program reruns of Saturday Night Live that touched on various Super Bowl themes.

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

Sinclair renews distribution deal with Nexstar for multicast networks

Comet, Charge!, TBD and The Nest are now available on leading Nexstar-owned or operated stations in key markets across the country.

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Sinclair multicast networks see ratings bump from football, other major events

Sinclair's multicast networks TBD and Comet benefitted from prime distribution on CBS and Fox-owned stations when the networks offered key NFL championship games last month.

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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.

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