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Sinclair Pursuing Deal With E.W. Scripps as Battle for Local TV Stations Heats Up

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 61 local stations across the country.

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Sinclair Pitches Scripps Merger as Local TV Looks to Consolidate

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Sinclair pursues a deal with Scripps to spark more TV station consolidation

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Sinclair makes a move for Scripps as Trump’s deregulation push makes previously unthinkable deals possible

Amid broad promises of deregulation by the Trump administration, the Federal Communications Commission is moving to loosen long-held restrictions on local television ownership, paving the way for merg...

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Scripps responds to Sinclair share purchase

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E.W. Scripps Shares Rise After Sinclair Discloses Stake

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WEWS owner Scripps targeted for acquisition in local TV shakeup

Sinclair Inc. acquired a stake in EW Scripps Co. and said it’s pursuing an acquisition of the fellow local-TV station owner. Sinclair purchased an 8.2% stake in the company’s Class A shares for about $15.6 million, according to a filing Monday. Scripps shares were up 24% at the start of trading.

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Sinclair and Nexstar restore 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to their local TV stations

Two major U.S. broadcast groups announced the end of their preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The late night talk show will return to ABC stations affiliated with both Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group on Friday, Sept. 26. "Our objective ...

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Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S. The companies suspended the program over ...

Sinclair, hunting for acquisitions, eyes merger with rival broadcaster Scripps

Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Inc. is considering a merger with The E.W. Scripps Co. and has acquired 8% of Scripps Class A common stock, Sinclair said Monday. Sinclair, one of the nation’s largest