Recent events
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2021
Sinclair discloses ransomware incident and data theft
Sinclair Broadcast Group said a ransomware incident disrupted parts of its office and operational networks and that hackers stole data from its network; the company was working to determine what information was taken.
2021
KMPH FOX26 cancels a newscast amid Sinclair ransomware attack
KMPH FOX26 could not produce its Monday morning news show after its parent company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, was attacked by hackers over the weekend; the report also said the station's Sunday nightly news segment was unusually short.
2021
Sinclair Broadcast Group suffers ransomware disruption
Sinclair Broadcast Group suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its business operations and caused a nationwide outage. The company said it was working to restore affected operations; the source does not establish whether personal information or payment-portal data were breached.
2021
Sinclair and Operative Media enter multi-year partnership
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Operative Media announced a multi-year enterprise partnership. Sinclair will use Operative's AOS platform to consolidate sellable assets across its platforms and markets into a single ad sales system.
2020
Sinclair announces employee promotions
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced promotions for employees across Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sinclair Television Group.
2020
Sinclair receives Achievement in Local Broadcasting award
Interactive TV Today presented Sinclair Broadcast Group with its Award for Achievement in Local Broadcasting at the TV of Tomorrow Show. The award recognized work by its wholly owned subsidiary, ONE Media 3.0.
2020
Sinclair stations receive 28 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Sinclair Broadcast Group said 18 of its news stations and partner stations were honored with a total of 28 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for journalism.
2020
Sinclair agrees to pay $48 million FCC fine
Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to pay a record $48 million fine to resolve allegations with the FCC, including allegations that it failed to disclose the sponsor of paid content and misled the regulator. The FCC said the agreement would end three investigations.
2020
Sinclair and UMSOM announce COVID-19 information initiative
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced a public service initiative in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine to provide consumers with news and information about COVID-19 through television segments and potential digital content.
2019
Sinclair announces division promotions
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced promotions for nine executives in its Local News & Marketing Services division, effective January 1, 2020.