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In Sports Streaming Milestone, Sinclair’s Bally Sports+ Sets Nationwide Launch Date
Capping a challenging multi-year development process, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s regional sports unit has set September 26 as the nationwide launch date for direct-to-consumer streaming service Bally Sports+.
At $19.99 a month or $189.99 a year, Bally Sports+ will be among the priciest streaming options in the…
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By Dade Hayes
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Hulu And Fox Sports Alum Randy Freer To Chair New Board Of Managers Tasked With Turning Around Sinclair’s Regional Sports Subsidiary
Diamond Sports Group has made a call to the bullpen.
The troubled subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which runs 19 regional sports networks formerly owned by Fox and now branded Bally Sports, has recruited former Fox Sports and Hulu boss Randy Freer to serve on a new board of managers. Freer will serve as chair…
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By Dade Hayes
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Ahead Of Regional Streaming Sports Launch, Sinclair COO Is “Cautiously Optimistic” About Landing More Baseball Rights Amid “Ongoing Dialogue”
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Rob Weisbord said he is “cautiously optimistic” about landing more Major League Baseball streaming rights despite public friction between the parties in recent months.
“There are ongoing conversations. I’m cautiously optimistic, now that they got past the lockout,” he said, alluding to MLB’s…
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By Dade Hayes
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Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley “Very Bullish” On Regional Sports Streaming, Vows “Soft Launch” In Spring; Battered Stock Drops On Soft Q4 Numbers
Undaunted by headwinds, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley reaffirmed plans to launch direct-to-consumer streaming versions of the regional sports networks controlled by the company.
“We think it’s going to do great things in the future,” he said of Diamond Sports Group, the consortium-backed entity that…
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By Dade Hayes
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Dish And Sinclair Bury The Hatchet With New Carriage Deal For Local Stations, Tennis Channel — But No Update On Regional Sports Nets
Dish Network and Sinclair Broadcast Group, the No. 2 local TV owner in the U.S., have reached a carriage agreement keeping 144 stations in 86 markets on the air.
The deal also includes the Tennis Channel, with the network and the stations remaining on Dish TV satellite service and internet-delivered bundle Sling TV…
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By Dade Hayes
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Amid Sports Streaming Drama, Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley Reaffirms “Critical Mass” For Direct-To-Consumer Launch In 2022, Cites “Ample Liquidity”
Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said the company’s regional sports networks division has “ample liquidity” to keep operating and reaffirmed plans for a major streaming launch next spring.
Speaking with analysts during the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Ripley said the company currently has…
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By Dade Hayes
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Sinclair Broadcast Group TV Stations And Operations Hit By Cyberattack
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the No. 2 owner of local TV stations in the U.S., says its operations were hit by a cyberattack.
In an SEC filing, the company disclosed that it had identified a “potential security incident” over the weekend. The company discovered that “certain servers and workstations” in its environment…
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By Dade Hayes
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Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen On Intensifying Sinclair Carriage Fight: “We’re Not Interested In Taxing Our Customers”
Ongoing carriage friction between Dish Network and Sinclair Broadcast Group could soon intensify, with Sinclair warning that 112 of its local TV stations could soon go dark on the pay-TV provider.
In a press release, Sinclair said the stations, which serve 38% of Dish’s 11 million satellite and streaming customers…
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By Dade Hayes
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FCC Fines TV Sinclair Broadcast Group Affiliated Stations $9M For Breach Of Good Faith In Retrans Negotiations With AT&T
The FCC Wednesday announced fines totaling $9 million on 17 stations – or eight licensees – affiliated with Sinclair Broadcast Group for not negotiating retransmission consent agreement with AT&T in good faith.
The so-called Forfeiture Order imposed a per-station penalty of $512,228 against each defendant "for…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Trims Workforce By 5% Due To Impact Of Covid-19
Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest station groups in the country, is cutting about 5% of the workforce, job reductions that the company said was due to decline in revenue from the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokesperson for Sinclair said in a statement, “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Ending Eric Bolling’s Show ‘America This Week’
Sinclair Broadcast Group said that it is ending Eric Bolling’s Sunday morning talk show America This Week, as the conservative commentator has announced plans to launch a podcast with Brett Favre.
"America This Week will come to an end on January 31st as Eric has decided to pursue other professional opportunities,” a…
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By Ted Johnson
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ViacomCBS And Sinclair Renew CBS Network Affiliations In 13 Markets
ViacomCBS and Sinclair Broadcast Group, the No. 2 owner of TV stations in the U.S., have reached early renewals of CBS affiliation agreements in 13 markets reaching almost 6 million TV households.
The agreements cover top-50 markets like Cincinnati, West Palm Beach, FL; Grand Rapids, MI; and Harrisburg, PA.
Sinclair…
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By Dade Hayes
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