Sinclair, Time Warner Cable Ink Retransmission Deal

Following a number of extensions, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable finally formalized a multiyear retransmission consent agreement, covering 28 TV stations in 17 markets.

Terms were not disclosed, but the deal does have an interesting twist. As part of the agreement, TWC will produce three local half-hour newscasts at 6:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. for WXLV-TV, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate serving the Greensboro/Winston-Salem, N.C., market.

The deal was not without the usual drama and accompanying finger-pointing.

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