Tag: Sinclair
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Returning to Sinclair and Nexstar ABC Affiliate Stations
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be returning to air on ABC affiliate stations owned by Sinclair and Nexstar. These two companies are the two biggest owners of ABC affiliate stations. In a statement released on Friday by Sinclair, the company said it is the company’s “responsibility as local broadcasters to provide programming that serves the interests of…
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Nexstar and Sinclair Won’t Air the Return of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
On Monday, it was announced by Disney that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be returning to ABC on Tuesday night. Two of the largest owners of ABC affiliate stations have both said that they will not be airing the show. This all comes after Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended last week after comments surrounding the assassination…
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Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner Speaks Out on Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
Earlier this week, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination garnered criticism and threats from affiliate stations to boycott. While Disney has been officially quiet on the matter, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is not keeping quiet. He took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice his displeasure about the situation. In a…
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The Walt Disney Company Sells Its Interest in the Yes Network to Investor Group Including Yankee Global Enterprises and Sinclair Broadcast Group
BURBANK, Calif., August 29, 2019 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (“Disney”) today announced that it has sold its equity interest in the YES Network (“YES”) to a newly formed investor group that includes Yankee Global Enterprises (the “Yankees”) and Sinclair Broadcast Group (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclair”), among others. The group acquired the 80 percent…
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Sinclair Broadcast Group to Acquire 21 Regional Sports Networks from Disney at a Valuation of $10.6 Billion
Byron Allen to Become Equity and Content Partner in RSN Holding Company BALTIMORE, MD and BURBANK, CA (May 3, 2019) — Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclair” or the “Company”) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (“Disney”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sinclair will acquire the…