FCC's Sinclair-Tribune Shot Clock Remains on Pause
The FCC has yet to restart its informal shot clock on reviewing the proposed $3.9 billion merger of Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media.
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SK Telecom, ONE Media, Sinclair Sign MoU on ATSC 3.0 Platform
South Korean wireless telecom company SK Telecom, Sinclair Broadcast Group and its subsidiary ONE Media this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas to create an overarching wireless network architecture based on ATSC 3.0 and deploy a proof of concept before July.
FCC Slaps Sinclair With $13M Fine for Sponsorship ID Violation
The FCC has put a lump of coal in the Sinclair Broadcast Group’s stocking in the form of a $13,376,200 proposed fine for violating the commission’s sponsorship identification rules.
IBC Awards Next Generation of Broadcast Platform Project
The trio of Sinclair Broadcast Group, One Media and TeamCast were singled out during the Innovation Awards Ceremony during IBC 2017 to honor the work the three had done on the Next Generation of Broadcast Platform project.
Sinclair, Nexstar Team on ATSC 3.0 Launch in 97 Markets
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group have reached a tentative agreement on principles to coordinate the transition of the over-the-air delivery to ATSC 3.0 in 97 television markets.
FCC Opens Comment Docket on Sinclair-Tribune Merger
The Federal Communications Commission has opened a docket on Sinclair’s $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.
ATSC 3.0: Retrans Parleyed, Scope of Detail Debated
Size matters in the retrans debate.
ONE Media 3.0, Saankhya Labs to do ATSC 3.0 Chipset Development
Sinclair subsidiary ONE Media struck an agreement to develop ATSC 3.0 chipsets with Bangalore-based Saankhyya Labs, a developer of cognitive software-defined radio chips.
Sinclair and Nexstar Form ATSC 3.0 Spectrum Consortium
The consortium will be jointly owned and controlled equally by both companies, but they will collaborate on a non-exclusive basis with the intent to include of other broadcasters.
Sinclair Takes $313 Million in Auction Proceeds
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it expects to receive an estimated $313 million of gross proceeds from the TV spectrum incentive auction.
Sinclair ATSC 3.0 Receiver Spec Q&A: Mark Aitken
Since receiver specs are typically the bailiwick of receiver manufacturers a la the Consumer Technology Association, and audience metrics of third-party providers, TV Technology wondered just how this effort would work and what would be involved.
Q&A: Sinclair Drone Chief Jeff Rose
Sinclair was flight ready when rules for commercial use of unmanned aerial systems went into effect in late August.
Sinclair's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The long-time chief executive at Sinclair Broadcast Group is going to Washington.
Sinclair, One Media Profile ATSC 3.0 Receiver Specs
Sinclair Broadcast Group and its subsidiary, ONE Media, are focusing on ATSC 3.0 receiver design and cross-platform user data collection.
‘Broadcast TV Liberation Tour’ Kicks Off Friday
This Friday, Aug. 19, Little Rock, Ark., will be the launching site for the “Broadcast TV Liberation Tour,” a five-state, five-city tour on how consumers can access local broadcast TV channels with an advanced digital antenna in HD for free.
Sinclair Dubs Digital "Compulse Integrated Marketing"
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that its digital agency solutions group has been branded under the name, “Compulse Integrated Marketing.
Q&A: Mark Aitken on ONE Media ATSC 3.0 SFN Trials
A consortium of broadcast technology developers, including Sinclair Broadcast Group, reported doing field tests of ATSC 3.0 concepts over a single frequency network on the East Coast on Monday this week. Mark Aitken, Sinclair’s ATSC 3.0 evangelist, fielded questions from TV Technology about the 3.0 SFN tests.
Sinclair on Tennis: Shooting for 80 Million Subs
Sinclair Broadcast Group executives said they looked at other cable networks, but that Tennis Channel had the most potential for growth.
Sinclair To Acquire Tennis Channel for $350 Million
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the stock of Tennis Channel for $350 million.
Sinclair Partners With Avid in 10-Year Deal
Sinclair is taking cross-station workflow into the cloud by standardizing on Avid MediaCentral, the centerpiece of the Avid Everywhere cloud platform.
Sinclair Resurrects 'Circa' News
Sinclair Broadcast Group is relaunching “Circa,” formerly Circa News, as an independent digital news site aimed at the upcoming generation.
Sinclair Demos HDR 4KTV Over ATSC 3.0 in Vegas
Sinclair Broadcast Group, along with subsidiary One Media and Technicolor, say thay have successfully transmitted high-dynamic range 4KTV over the air using the proposed ATSC 3.0 standard and a prototype reception device.
Don’t Dump Broadcasters Into ‘The Gap’
The battle over whether or not there are enough protections in place for broadasters in the spectrum auction continues.