Sinclair, the third-largest local broadcast company in the country, has taken an 8.2% stake in E.W. Scripps' Class A shares ...

Sinclair Broadcast Group revealed it has taken an 8% stake in fellow broadcast station owner E.W. Scripps as it pushes toward ...

Broadcast giant Sinclair has taken a more than 8% stake in E.W. Scripps, as it eyes a potential merger with the smaller local ...

Sinclair Inc. has acquired a stake in WCPO parent E.W. Scripps Co. "in contemplation of a possible combination." ...

Sinclair believes scale is increasingly necessary in the broadcast TV industry and bought up the stake to pressure Scripps to ...

Broadcaster reports ‘constructive discussions’ with Scripps ‘for several months regarding a potential combination,’ but has made no formal bid ...

Shares of E.W. Scripps rose after Sinclair said it had built a 8.2% stake in the company and said it was discussing a potential merger. The stock rose 13% to $3.47 in premarket trading after closing ...

Sinclair Broadcasting has acquired an 8.2% stake in its rival E.W. Scripps as the local TV station contemplates a potential ...

Sinclair — one of the larger owners of U.S. television stations — disclosed an 8% stake in smaller rival, E.W. Scripps, opening the door to a merger.

The stock purchase marks the latest push toward consolidation as broadcasters look to the FCC to lift ownership caps ...