Tag: Sincalir
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Sinclair’s Revenues Dropped in The 2nd Quarter of 2023 As Local TV Stations Struggle With Cord Cutting
Local TV stations have been hit hard recently by the growth of cord cutting and the drop in ad revenues. Now Sinclair has announced a 27% drop in ad revenues during the 2nd quarter of 2023. Sinclair’s total revenues decreased 27% to $1,541 million versus $2,125 million in during the same period the prior year.…
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AT&T & Sinclair Agree to An Extension to Keep Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations on DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-verse TV, & More
Today was the deadline for AT&T and Sinclair to strike a new deal or see Sinclair owned locals and nationals would go dark. Now the 5 PM Eastern deadline has come and gone with AT&T keeping Sinclair owned locals. Update: Sinclair has shut down its website warning about an AT&T blackout. Now there is just…
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Sinclair, Amazon, & Others Buy The YES Network From Disney
Lat week Sinclair and Disney completed their deal to sell the Fox Regional Sports Networks to Sinclair. This deal was worth $10.6 billion and gave Sinclair ownership of Fox Sports RSNs and Fox College Sports network. Now Sinclair announces that they have agreed to buy 20% of the Yes Network for $3.47 billion. Sinclair joins…
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Sinclair Is Launching a FREE Live TV & On-Demand Cord Cutting Streaming Service Called STIRR
After months of rumors, today Sinclair officially launched their new free live TV streaming service called STIRR. This service will give access to on-demand and live linear networks including Comet and Charge for free with ads. “We are entering a new era of broadcast television and our number one priority at Sinclair is to help…
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Sinclair Releases New Chips to Power ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV
Today at CES Sinclair announced a new chip to power ATSC 3.0 TV. This new chip will allow TVs and other devices like phones to receive the new 3.0 OTA TV standard. “These mobile 3.0 chips validate the ‘sea change’ in over-the-air distribution of, not only television, but all digital data,” said Mark Aitken, president…
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PlayStation Vue Is Adding Sinclair-Owned MyTV Affiliates
Yesterday Cord Cutters News readers started to report that PlayStation Vue had started to add more My Network TV (MyTV) affiliates. Sinclair currently owns 26 MyTV affiliates around the United States. We are unsure how many of the 26 MyTV affiliates PlayStation Vue has added, but all of them will likely be added in the…