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Baltimore TV stations get boost from gambling ads
Baltimore television stations expected little in the way of political advertising this election year. Then the fight over expanded gambling in Maryland erupted, pitting deep-pocketed casino companies against each other. The barrage of ads urging...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Illegal Immigrants, Television Stations, ABC (tv network), MGM Resorts International
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Letter: Councilman Huff's CZMP decisions only benefit 'chosen few'
The 2012 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) decisions provide a way to measure the performance of Todd Huff, our freshman councilman for the 3rd District. When Huff ran on a platform of being in favor of both property rights and land preservation,...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Todd Huff
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Sinclair, Dish Network reach retransmission pact in principle
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Thursday that it has reached a retransmission agreement in principle with the Dish Network and that it has extended the existing pact by two weeks to allow the negotiation of a final contract. The agreement had been set...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, Media Industry
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Sinclair will buy six TV stations for $412.5 million
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. announced an agreement Thursday to buy six television stations from Kansas City, Mo.-based Newport Television for $412.5 million.
The Hunt Valley-based broadcaster has been on an acquisition binge in the past year,...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Television Industry, Hunt Valley, Television Stations, Media Industry
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Political advertising boosts Sinclair earnings
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. saw its second-quarter income jump 61 percent and raised its quarterly dividend as political advertising far exceeded company expectations, the Hunt Valley broadcaster said Wednesday. The company earned $30.1 million, or...Tags: Advertising, Television Industry, Hunt Valley, Economy, Business and Finance, Television Stations
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Agreement between Sinclair, Dish Network set to expire
Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said Monday that it was continuing to negotiate with Dish Network over a soon-to-expire agreement that allows the satellite TV provider to carry dozens of Sinclair-owned television stations. The...Tags: Television Industry, Hunt Valley, Television Stations, Media Industry
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DISH subscribers could lose WBFF and WNUV at midnight Wednesday
DISH subscribers could lose access to WBFF and WNUV (Channels 45 and 54) at midnight Wednesday in a disagreement over retransmission fees. "Based on current state of negotiations, there's a risk DISH won't be carrying us after midnight Wednesday,"...
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Source of WBFF robocalls suggests right-wing political purpose
The Baltimore SunIn May, I reported on Baltimore-area homes receiving mysterious robocalls voiced by WBFF anchorman Jeff Barnd asking residents a series of questions about Lyme disease, same-sex marriage and the alleged agenda of Gov. Martin O'Malley. Read that here....Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Republican Party, Genesis (music group), Lyme Disease, Politics
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Sinclair Broadcast profit climbs on robust ad market
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., a Hunt Valley-based operator of television stations across the United States, said Wednesday that its profit nearly doubled in the first quarter, fueled by higher sales of political and other ads and the acquisition of...Tags: Television Industry, Hunt Valley, Television Stations, Satellite and Cable Service, Media Industry
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Sinclair CEO's compensation rose 16 percent
Sinclair Broadcast Group's chief executive, David D. Smith, earned $4.2 million last year, a 16 percent increase that included more than $2 million in stock option awards, the Hunt Valley-based broadcaster reported. Compensation for Smith, who is also...Tags: Music, Corporate Performance, Economy, Business and Finance, Hunt Valley, CEO Pay
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'Ring of Honor' wrestling gets a stranglehold on Baltimore
![It's Saturday night at Canton's Du Burns Arena, and Mike "The Prodigy" Bennett flexes and preens as his opponent, Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal, staggers across the mat.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67353761-13073504.jpg "It's Saturday night at Canton's Du Burns Arena, and Mike "The Prodigy\" Bennett flexes and preens as his opponent, Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal, staggers across the mat.")
It's Saturday night at Canton's Du Burns Arena, and Mike "The Prodigy" Bennett flexes and preens as his opponent, Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal, staggers across the mat.
As the bad-boy wrestler's scantily clad girlfriend-valet joins the gloating,...Tags: Ted Turner, Media Industry, The Prodigy (music group), Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Services and Shopping
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Sinclair aims to provide local TV news on the go
The head of Sinclair Broadcast Group has a definite idea about television's future: It will be a mobile medium. And he doesn't need industry research to tell him so. David D. Smith, president and chief executive of the Hunt Valley-based broadcaster,...Tags: Finance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, West Palm Beach, Wells Fargo & Co., NBC (tv network)
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