Sinclair Sets Deal To Renew All of Its Fox Affiliations

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Agreement covers stations in 41 markets

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Sinclair said it reached an agreement to renew all of its Fox affiliations.

The new deal covers stations in 41 markets, serving 19 million TV households.

“We are pleased to reach this comprehensive renewal with Fox, inclusive of the early renewal of 17 markets,” said Will Bell, senior VP, head of distribution and network relations at Sinclair.

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“Premiere sports, such as the NFL, including the Super Bowl in February of 2025, Baseball Night in America, the World Series and college football and basketball, have never been more important, and we are pleased to be able to continue to pair Fox’s premiere sports and entertainment programming, which remain exclusive to broadcast, with our best-in-class local news and syndicated programming for years to come,” Bell said.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

“We are pleased to extend our partnership with Sinclair, and we are delighted these stations will continue to be the top destination in these 41 markets for our shared viewers to access all of Fox’s leading Entertainment and Sports content,” David Espinosa, president of distribution for Fox Corp., said.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.