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One Media Giant Moves to Take Over Another

Sinclair submits unsolicited bid for Scripps

(Newser) - Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America's local TV news landscape. Under the proposal, which Sinclair disclosed Monday, the broadcast giant would acquire all of Scripps' outstanding shares that it doesn't...

Nexstar Joins Sinclair in Ending Jimmy Kimmel Blackout

Companies' ABC affiliates will resume airing his show on Friday

(Newser) - Sinclair and Nexstar are letting Jimmy Kimmel back on their airwaves. The companies announced separately on Friday that they'll let the ABC affiliates they own resume airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! starting Friday, reports CNBC . The moves come days after Disney, which owns ABC, lifted its own suspension over Kimmel'...

TV Mogul Buys Baltimore Sun
TV Mogul Buys Baltimore Sun
Jan 16, 2024 8:28 AM CST

TV Mogul Buys Baltimore Sun

David D. Smith, executive chair of Sinclair Inc., has scooped up Maryland's biggest newspaper

(Newser) - The Baltimore Sun newspaper has been purchased by David D. Smith, the executive chairman of the media conglomerate Sinclair Inc. Smith told the newspaper he acquired Baltimore Sun Media from the investment firm Alden Global Capital in a private deal reached on Friday. He didn't disclose how much he...

Ransomware Attack Takes TV Stations Off the Air

Sinclair Broadcasting battles cyberattack

(Newser) - One of the largest operators of TV stations in the US is dealing with disruptions caused by a ransomware attack. Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Monday that it was hit over the weekend. The company said hackers stole data and encrypted some operational servers, NBC reports, knocking them out of service....

Fox Host Walks Back Praise for Fringe Movement

Jesse Watters first said QAnon has 'uncovered a lot of great stuff'

(Newser) - The fringe conspiracy movement QAnon picked up some praise from a Fox News host over the weekend, who then quickly walked it back. During an interview with Eric Trump on Saturday, Fox's Jesse Watters declared that QAnon has done some "crazy stuff," but "they've also...

FCC Slaps Sinclair With Record Fine

Conservative broadcaster slammed for 'completely unacceptable' conduct

(Newser) - The Sinclair Broadcasting Group's effort to create a conservative television juggernaut has ended in a failure and a record $48 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission. The fine—which the FCC says is the largest it has ever levied against a broadcaster—is largely the result of the...

Meteorologist Out of Job After Dissing 'Code Reds'

Sinclair Broadcast Group fires longtime Illinois weatherman Joe Crain over corporate rule

(Newser) - An Illinois meteorologist took issue with a corporate policy mandating "Code Red" weather alerts that he felt were over the top. And now, after 15 years at WCIS in Springfield, Joe Crain has lost his job. "Joe was let go," a rep for the CNN affiliate's...

Sinclair's Local Anchors Decry Fake News Via Same Script

Broadcast outlet under fire for newsroom tactics and 'state media' tactics

(Newser) - Sinclair Broadcast Group owns a growing number of local TV stations across the US, and it's come under fire previously for newsroom tactics dictated by its Maryland headquarters. But criticism reached new heights over the weekend when Deadspin stitched together a video showing dozens of anchors reciting the same...

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