Sinclair is acquiring 21 regional sports networks, 14 of which have rights to MLB broadcasts. By Ben Strauss Ben Strauss Sports and media reporter Email Bio Follow May 3 at 5:27 PM Sinclair Broadcast Group and Disney announced the sale of 21 regional sports networks Friday, with Sinclair acquiring the RSNs in a deal valued at $10.6 billion. The networks include local cable channels in markets such as St.
The acquisitions add to a growing sports portfolio for Sinclair, which earlier this year announced a partnership with the Chicago Cubs to form a new regional sports network, Marquee Sports Network. Sinclair is also a part-owner of Stadium, a sports network available both on broadcast TV and digitally. Sinclair also owns the Tennis Channel and is part of a new ownership group of YES Network, which broadcasts New York Yankees games.
The financial future of regional sports networks is murkier than it once was as cord cutters have turned away from the cable bundle, though Sinclair’s media portfolio continues to expand. The company owns about 200 broadcast TV stations around the country. Sinclair has been criticized for its conservative-leaning programming on news broadcasts on its local stations.
The RSNs included in the deal are Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Sun, Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Wisconsin, Fox Sports Ohio, SportsTime Ohio, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolina, Fox Sports Tennessee, Fox Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports San Diego, Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket. Sinclair will also acquire Fox College Sports.
Terrible, seems this fits in with trumps desire to destroy our Democracy!
Now we can even trust sports reports
Come on Disney. Do better.
Bye bye Miss American Pie...
Sinclair: The Day the Music Died...
Disney Any reason you’ve decided to cast yourself as the evil villain IRL?
When America was Great, this could not happen. MAGA
This is huge for Sinclair Broadcasting. They bought Fox Sports regionals, Sinclair is a big name in conservative broadcasting. The Rupert Murdoch empire began when he cornered sports in his Australian area. Rupert’s sons aren’t smart enough to realize the importance of sports.
That must be stopped
This is how they’ll get you to listen to their Rught Wing Propaganda. Tune in for the game, get lambasted with white Christian fear mongering.
Sinclair wants it all, just like R.T - control what you see, hear and persuade your thinking,
Though you may never have heard of them, WeAreSinclair is the single largest owner of local TV stations and reaches over a hundred million of Americans every day. Our local news is no longer local.
Control the media control the world
Lol Wow did you see that HR!!! You know who else hits a lots of home runs-Donnie little hands. - What a amazing shot nothing but net yet not amazing as the half court 3 pointers Donnie lands everyday. - It looks like it’s a Hail Mary play for the Patriots & no one prays more...
Can’t wait for the weekly Trump golf highlights.
Because we need more WWE and NASCAR 🙄
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Good. Sinclair will just report sports without trying to make it an SJW opinion piece.
The same ones Ice Cube and his partners were denied from buying? Give me a break
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