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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.

A stock image of television broadcast towers.

Broadcasters to discuss EdgeBeam Wireless at NAB Show

A group of broadcast television executives will discuss the collaborative initiative EdgeBeam Wireless at the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) trade show next week.

Lucy Rutishauser. (Courtesy photo)

Sinclair Chief Financial Officer Lucy Rutishauser retiring after 27 years

Rutishauser will help the broadcaster look for her successor, and then retire later this year, when she will transition into a senior advisor role with the company.

Valeria Riccioli. (Courtesy photo)

Sinclair hires Valeria Riccioli to oversee content for The National News Desk

Sinclair, Inc. has hired a former talent manager at Newsmax to serve as its new Director of Content for the broadcaster's coast-to-coast news initiative.

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

Sinclair to sell five TV stations to ex-Bally Sports sales executive

Sinclair is selling five of its local TV stations to a media executive who once oversaw sales initiatives for its regional sports channels.

Juli Buehler. (Courtesy photo)

WLUK News Director Juli Buehler retiring after 45-year career

Buehler has spent most of her career at the station, serving as its news director since 1995.

The logo of Sinclair-owned multicast network Roar. (Courtesy logo, Graphic by The Desk)

Sinclair rebranding multicast network TBD to Roar

After two years of programming and distribution changes, Sinclair is ready to evolve TBD into Roar.

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.

(Stock image via Pixabay, Graphic by The Desk)

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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