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Tribune Kills Its Merger With Sinclair, Sues the Broadcast Giant for Breach of Contract

America's largest owner of local TV stations may try to make a deal with a different company

The deal would have given Sinclair access to more than 70 percent of U.S. TV-owning households.Getty Images
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By A.J. Katz

August 9, 2018

Tribune Media has officially terminated its $3.9 billion agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, the company announced this morning.

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A.J. Katz

A.J. Katz is the senior editor of Adweek's TVNewser.

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