Tag: Sinclair
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YouTube TV & Sinclair Agree to a Short Term Extension to Keep Fox Regional Sports Networks
Earlier this week YouTube TV announced that they will be dropping Sinclair Owned Fox Sports Networks on February 29th. Now YouTube has announced that Sicnair and Google have reached a short term extension to keep Fox RSNs on YouTube TV. If the negotiation falls through, this would be the 3rd major live TV streaming service…
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Comcast May Lose FOX RSNs Later This Year
There has been a lot of talk recently about Sling TV, fuboTV, and YouTube TV all dropping FOX Regional Sports Networks (RSNs). Now Rich Greenfield from LightShed has reported that Comcast’s contract for FOX RSNs is up for renewal in September. According to reports, Comcast currently does not plan to renew their deal with FOX…
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Sinclair Raises Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
Today the Sinclair one of the largest owners of local TV stations in the United States announced that they are increasing their minimum wage to $15 an hour effective December 29th, 2019. This is one of the first TV networks to offer a minimum wage of at least $15 an hour. Sinclair says this is…
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Hulu is Adding More Sinclair Owned Locals
If you subscribe to Hulu with live TV you may have noticed more locals have been added. Recently Hulu added, even more, Sinclair owned locals with the addition of several Sinclair owned ABC affiliates. For many, this means they now have access to all of their major local channels including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC.…
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AT&T TV NOW Re-Adds all Sinclair Owned & Operated Stations
AT&T has now restored all of the Sinclair shared service agreement stations that were previously pulled from AT&T TV NOW. The stations were removed from the platform as far back at May 30th.The FCC issued a report against the Sinclair shared service agreement station owners earlier this month, calling their actions the “most egregious” violation of…
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AT&T & Sinclair Agree To a New Deal to Keep Sinclair Owned Channels Including Fox RSNs on DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-verse TV, & More
After weeks of short term extensions today AT&T and Sinclair have announced a deal to keep Sinclair owned channels on DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-verse TV, and more. This news comes after Sinclair first warned of a possible blackout back in mid-September. Since that first warning, AT&T and Sinclair have reached several short term extensions…
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AT&T Warns That DIRECTV, U-verse TV, & AT&T TV NOW Could Soon Lose Sinclair ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
Last week Sinclair and AT&T agreed to a second short term extension to keep Sinclair locals on AT&T’s DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-Verse and more. Now it seems that a final deal has not been reached as last night AT&T started to run warning messages about Sinclair locals going dark on its TV services. What…
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Sinclair CEO Looking to Purchase AT&T RSNs & Discusses Disney Deal
Speaking on a panel at Advertising Week in NYC, Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley had a lot to say about the current news surrounding RSNs. While discussing the deal between Sinclair and Disney in which Sinclair acquired Fox Regional Sports Networks, Ripley commented that managing the entire deal amid intense media scrutiny added to the pressure.…
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As An AT&T Blackout Draws Near Sinclair Promotes YouTube TV To Viewers
AT&T and Sinclair have a Friday deadline to reach a new deal or Sinclair-owned locals will go dark on DIRECTV, AT&T TV, AT&T TV NOW, and U-verse TV. This blackout would not only included Sinclair owned locals but also The Tennis Channel, TBD, Comet, Charge, and more. Now it looks like talks are not going…
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Sinclair Locals Could Go Dark on DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW Next Week
Today Sinclair announced that AT&T has agreed to a 7-day extension to keep Sinclair locals on AT&T’s DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-Verse and more. Sinclair says they asked for a 5-week extension but AT&T only agreed to a 7-day extension to keep Sinclair-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals on AT&T’s TV services. The current…