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,

Major local TV station owner Sinclair Inc. has revealed it has been conducting merger talks with rival E.W. Scripps. In an SEC filing, the company said it had acquired 8% of Scripps Class A shares in the open market for $15.

Sinclair Broadcasting has acquired an 8.2% stake in its rival E.W. Scripps as the local TV station contemplates a potential merger with the company. In an SEC filing, Sinclair said it acquired 6.28 million shares valued at approximately $15.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back in its late-night slot on ABC, but certain television stations run by Sinclair Broadcast Group still didn’t air the show for several days. The billion-dollar media conglomerate owns multiple stations associated with ABC and ...

Sinclair has ended its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, announcing the show will resume airing on its ABC affiliates Friday night, Sept. 26. In a statement, the company said, “Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming ...

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to discuss her reporting. Sinclair said in a statement ...

Giant local TV conglomerate Nexstar might have been both the first, and the biggest, of America’s various station-owning overlords to make a public stink about Jimmy Kimmel this week, calling comments the ABC host made addressing Republicans “working ...