Sinclair Inc. has bought an 8% stake in E.W. Scripps and disclosed plans for a potential merger amid a wave of broadcast consolidation. The move signals broadcaster confidence that FCC leadership ...

News anchors at television stations across the United States read from an apparently must-run promotional script provided by Sinclair Broadcast Group that called for fair and accurate reporting in the ...

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On local news stations across the United States last month, dozens of anchors gave the same speech to their combined millions of viewers. It included a warning about fake news, a promise to report ...

Another major deal for local TV stations may be brewing, with Sinclair Broadcast Group (and its 185 or so local stations) revealing Monday that it is pursuing a deal for E.W. Scripps, which owns some ...

They sound harmless, maybe even admirable. But trouble lies beneath the surface of promotional pieces airing across the country on local TV news broadcasts. Local news stations owned by Sinclair ...

Both companies have media holdings in Michigan, but Channel 7 would be a big prize. While the Scripps statement didn’t rebuff Sinclair, it also didn't welcome a deal, either. A potential deal also ...

Sinclair, the second-biggest U.S. TV station group owner, disclosed that it has acquired an 8.2% stake in the E.W. Scripps Co. and has been in talks for several months about buying Scripps. Sinclair, ...