Closing out an election year with $797.7 million in total revenue in the fourth quarter, a 30 percent increase over the prior year period, Sinclair Broadcast Group still fell short of investor expectations by $8.5 million in its earnings release ...

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David Smith, who transformed Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group into one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasters in the country during his long tenure as CEO, is stepping down and into an executive chairman’s role. Christopher Ripley, currently ...

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One month after declaring 2016 would be a record-breaking year for political advertising, Sinclair Broadcasting has reduced its third-quarter media revenue projections.

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Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has entered into a multi-year agreement with Comcast Corp. for the carriage of the company’s broadcast television stations, Sinclair officials announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are pleased to announce that ...

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With the presidential race in full swing, Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcasting is expecting to bring in $260 million to $280 million in political advertising this year, up from $255 million during the presidential election campaign four years ago. “This will ...

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A subsidiary of Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. wants to raise $350 million from investors to pay down debt, among other things. The company announced Wednesday that Sinclair Television Group Inc. plans to offer that amount in senior unsecured ...

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Sinclair Broadcasting Group Inc. executives are optimistic about political ad revenue this year despite Donald Trump remaining the front-runner to win the Republican nomination for president. Trump didn’t spend any money on TV ads by the end of 2015, letting ...

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Congress may give broadcasters, including Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. and Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., relief from pending restrictions on their ability to control more than one television station in a city. Lawmakers from both parties are backing language ...

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A once-hot news app that shut down in June will be revived in spring 2016 with funding from Sinclair Broadcast Group, the Baltimore company announced Monday. Circa will stay as an independent organization funded by Sinclair and other potential investors. ...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. saw more than a 10 percent increase in revenue this quarter compared to last year, and increases in automobile ad revenue and the upcoming election season will only bring more good news for the Hunt Valley-based ...

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