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Dish Network Pulls Sinclair Broadcasting Stations Including Ring Of Honor Programming

DISH Network sent out the following: ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Despite reaching an agreement on rates and all other terms for the carriage of the Sinclair local stations, DISH said that this afternoon Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. chose to begin the largest local channel blackout in the history of television, blocking DISH customers’ access to 129 local  Continue Reading »

ROH Owners Acquire Freedom Communications Television In $385m Deal

Sinclair Broadcasting, the owners of Ring of Honor Wrestling, announced the following today: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS TELEVISION STATIONS BALTIMORE (November 2, 2011) – Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the “Company” or “Sinclair,” announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the broadcast assets of  Continue Reading »