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 — one of the larger owners of U.S. television stations — disclosed an 8% stake in smaller rival, E.W. Scripps, opening the door to a merger.

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 ...

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, 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,