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Will Sinclair Challenge Fox News?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperl...017_06_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email#.vw6vJOqY1

Here is an update on the Rumored Sinclair Network in question

Sinclair Broadcast Group is planning to launch a streaming TV service this year that could create a new competitor for Fox News.

The free streaming app, called STIRR, would house a 24/7 TV channel featuring local news and national programming, according to sources familiar with the project and a trademark application. It would also offer a variety of other live and on-demand programming, from TV shows to movies to sports.

A spokesperson for Sinclair declined to comment.

Sinclair, the largest owner of local TV stations in the nation, has long had its sights on creating a national television news platform, but the company has for years denied ambitions to launch a typical cable network rivaling Fox News.

Still, the company has in recent months explored the creation of a new block of conservative programming. Politico reported that Sinclair has spoken with former Fox News staffers, including Greta Van Susteren, though it’s unclear if those discussions are for STIRR specifically.

Fox News, for its part, has been working on its own offering. As BuzzFeed News reported last year, the network will release a paid streaming service that will feature exclusive content from Fox personalities like Tomi Lahren. The forthcoming product is called Fox Nation and expected to launch in the fourth quarter.

Fox and Sinclair are among the many media companies, big and small, that have been pushing into the streaming space in recent years.

Sinclair’s play, which could change in the future, comes as the company awaits the approval of its proposed $3.9 billion takeover of Tribune Media, which would give the company 215 TV stations in 102 local markets and expand Sinclair's enormous local news reach. The merger process has dragged on amid pressure from regulators for Sinclair to divest stations to comply with media ownership laws.

For years, Sinclair reigned as the largest media company nobody had ever heard of. But recently, the broadcaster has come under sharp scrutiny, particularly for its conservative leanings. (The company has defended its content, and increasingly taken aim at its media rivals.)
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Everyone thought Pai was going to rubber stamp Sinclair & Tribune merger which I didn't believe Pai was going to do and was going to follow the law no matter what. Sinclair thought they could have had their cake and eat it too but the FCC & DOJ is having none of it meaning Sinclair can't sidecar stations to the shell of there choice cough Cunningham. Sinclair will have to sell more stations to 3RD parties which they should have done from the start.
 
Megatron said:
Everyone thought Pai was going to rubber stamp Sinclair & Tribune merger which I didn't believe Pai was going to do and was going to follow the law no matter what. Sinclair thought they could have had their cake and eat it too but the FCC & DOJ is having none of it meaning Sinclair can't sidecar stations to the shell of there choice cough Cunningham. Sinclair will have to sell more stations to 3RD parties which they should have done from the start.
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Yes, and this was even though Sinclair proposed concessions prior to the deal. Perhaps they should've just brought a case before Judge Leon, who will rubber stamp any deal, no matter how it conflicts with antitrust law. In any case, Pai said he wasn't rejecting it outright, which opens the door to negotiations and likely additional divestitures to gain approval. We'll see.
 
umfan said:
Perhaps they should've just brought a case before Judge Leon, who will rubber stamp any deal, no matter how it conflicts with antitrust law.
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You realize there's a difference between the DOJ and the FCC right? Pai is with the FCC. No judge there.

I think it's interesting that the DOJ still hasn't approved this.
 
TheBigA said:
You realize there's a difference between the DOJ and the FCC right? Pai is with the FCC. No judge there.

I think it's interesting that the DOJ still hasn't approved this.
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Of course I realize it. It now will go in front of an Administrative Law Judge. My point, that just about anyone else would've gotten without additional explanation, is that Judge Leon had a bias against this administration and Sinclair would likely prevail, before appeal should the DoJ bring an antitrust concern. There is no antitrust concern with the Sinclair deal, but the concerns Pai has raised, primarily regarding how Sinclair will continue to effectively control many of the stations they are divesting ownership of, are valid, and will likely lead to additional concessions by Sinclair and ultimate approval of the deal.
 
umfan said:
Judge Leon had a bias against this administration
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Had bias been a factor, the judge would have allowed AT&T to bring up the administration's bias against CNN. But he ruled very early that such bias would not be allowed in this case. The bias is very public and very destructive, but was not a factor in the judge's decision. Judge Leon was appointed by a Republican president. Just because you don't like a decision doesn't mean there was bias or the judge was biased. His decision was directly based on the ineffectiveness of the government's case. If the government attempts to make the same case in appeal, it will lead to the same result.
 
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