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Sanders, Warren blast Sinclair's purchase of Disney RSNs
A trio of Democratic presidential hopefuls are urging close scrutiny of Disney’s $10.6 billion sale of its 21 regional sports networks to Sinclair Broadcast Group, a conservative-leaning TV station owner....
Sinclair sports deal proving a tough sell to lenders
Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s $9.6 billion deal to acquire 21 regional sports channels may be beloved by stockholders — but lenders are less enthused, The Post has learned. Since winning the...
Sinclair shares soar after company says RSN acquisition will boost revenue
Shares of Sinclair Broadcast Group soared 35% after the conservative-leaning TV station group said the 21 regional sports networks it’s acquiring from Disney will boost its results more than expected....
Disney to sell Fox regional sports networks to Sinclair for $9.6B
Walt Disney said on Friday it would sell its interests in 21 regional sports networks and Fox College Sports to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $9.6 billion, a deal that clears...
Comedian TV producer Byron Allen jumps into race for Disney sports channels
Disney’s sale of 21 regional sports channels is heating up yet again — thanks to comedian-turned-media mogul Byron Allen jumping into the already crowded and contentious race. Allen, 58, is...
Amazon may join Sinclair in bid for regional sports networks
Amazon is in talks to join Sinclair Broadcast Group in a deal to buy the 21 Fox regional sports TV networks that are being auctioned off by Disney, The Post...
Disney accepts $3.5B offer for YES Network
The Yankees, Amazon and Sinclair Broadcast Group have reached a deal with Disney to buy the YES Network for $3.47 billion, The Post has learned. The Post on Thursday broke...
Fox exits bidding for YES and other local sports networks
Fox rocked the sports world Friday by removing itself from the auction of Disney’s 22 regional sports TV networks, including the group’s “crown jewel” YES Network. The sale of the...
Sinclair hits another media-merger dead end
Politically conservative broadcaster Sinclair Broadcasting is still being left out in the cold. Sinclair, which suffered a blow in July when federal regulators stopped its proposed $6.6 billion acquisition of...
Justice Department settles antitrust suit with station groups
The Justice Department has settled antitrust charges with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Media and four other broadcast companies accused of sharing competitively sensitive information with rivals, the department said on...
Local TV station owners face antitrust lawsuit
A defunct retailer has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Media and other big owners of local TV stations conspired to jack up the prices of...
Feds warned Sinclair execs that Tribune merger faced problems
Sinclair Broadcasting shouldn’t have been so surprised about its mega-merger with Tribune Media getting blocked. The nation’s biggest TV station owner insisted last month it was “shocked” when the $3.9...
Tribune Media sues Sinclair after terminating merger deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group went to war with President Trump’s regulators, botching its deal with Tribune Media, according to an explosive lawsuit filed Thursday. Tribune not only terminated its $3.9 billion...
Sinclair, Tribune shares jump after Trump slams FCC
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Media shares rose on Wednesday after President Trump criticized the Federal Communications Commission for deferring a decision last week on their proposed $3.9 billion tie-up...
FCC says Sinclair may have misrepresented Tribune plan
The FCC on Thursday all but killed Sinclair Broadcasting’s $6.6 billion deal to buy Tribune Media. The regulator, strongly questioning the character of the management of Sinclair, a right-leaning broadcast...
FCC action roils prospects of Sinclair’s merger with Tribune
There will be no quick fix for Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed $6.6 billion acquisition of Tribune Media. The FCC on Wednesday evening voted unanimously to either send the case to...
Conservative media boss told Trump he opposed Sinclair-Tribune merger
The Federal Communication Commission’s surprise move to block Sinclair Broadcast Group’s $6.6 billion acquisition of Tribune Media came after the head of a rival conservative news outlet discussed his opposition...
Sinclair kills plan to divest stations in hopes of closing Tribune deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group said on Wednesday it will reverse course and not divest three stations in hopes of winning approval for its $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media after the...
FCC chairman moves to block Sinclair-Tribune mega deal
Federal regulators on Monday moved to stop Sinclair Broadcast Group’s $6.6 billion acquisition of Tribune Media. Citing “serious concerns” about Sinclair’s divestiture of certain assets — sales that were proposed...
Fox confirms it will buy seven TV stations from Sinclair
Twenty-First Century Fox confirmed on Wednesday it will buy seven television stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for about $910 million. Confirming an exclusive April 25 report by The Post, the...