Sinclair and Tribune have been hit with a series of lawsuits as the Department of Justice continues to probe whether the companies illegally colluded over advertisement rates.
Sinclair misled the FCC when it proposed divesting certain stations, including Chicago’s WGN, under a proposed merger plan with Tribune Media, the FCC said.
A federal judge over the weekend issued an edict to the Los Angeles Times newspaper ordering the news outlet to delete portions of an article that were sourced to court records in the public domain.
Union employees at Fox stations in Cleveland and Sacramento could be out of a job if the Sinclair merger with Tribune Media goes through, according to a FCC filing.
More than a dozen groups have filed petitions with the FCC seeking to prevent the merger between Sinclair and Tribune Media.
Kevin Johnson wrote in a letter to the FCC that the Sinclair deal would create opportunities for a minority-owned company to acquire three broadcast stations.
A lobbying group has accused Sinclair Broadasting of withholding more than 200 documents from the FCC over its proposed merger with Tribune.
Fox says it will buy seven stations from Sinclair once the company’s deal with Tribune goes through.
POLITICO reports Sinclair could relaunch cable news channel WGN America as a Fox News competitor if its acquisition of Tribune Broadcasting goes through.
A processing error caused some Tribune Publishing employees to go without their paychecks prior to the Christmas holiday, according to a company memo.
