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02/24/2021
Sinclair Disappoints in Distribution
Sinclair stock fell 3.75% Wednesday after a disappointing earnings report that included double digit distribution declines.
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11/04/2020
Sinclair Takes Revenue Hit As Political Grows
Sinclair’s stock plummeted by nearly eight points Wednesday after the company reported a $4.23bln impairment charge tied to its local sports segment in its 3Q20 earnings.
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10/22/2020
Bounce Back
Local broadcasters aren’t worried about the future – whether it’s the pandemic’s impact on advertising or the threat of streaming.
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05/07/2020
Sinclair Details Mechanism for Sports Fee Refunds
Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley offered some answers on how the broadcaster approaches its sports rights and distribution agreements Wednesday during the company’s 1Q20 earnings call, noting that some sports rights agreements RSNs ink with professional sports teams and distributors carry a minimum game delivery obligation.
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01/03/2020
ATSC 3.0 Adopted as International Broadcast Standard
The International Telecommunications Union adopted ATSC 3.0 as a recommended digital broadcast standard, setting the stage for other countries around the world to embrace the IP-based standard.
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11/07/2019
Sinclair Says RSNs, Local Coverage Separate it From Streamers
Sinclair’s first earnings call since closing its acquisition of the Fox RSNs in August was sprinkled with questions surrounding the new business and some MVPDs’ decisions to drop regional sports nets