Sinclair Bids for Rival TV Broadcaster Scripps at $7 a Share

The Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. headquarters in Cockeysville, Maryland.
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By Rob Golum

November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM UTC

Updated on

November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM UTC

Sinclair Inc., one of the largest US TV broadcasters, offered to acquire competitor E.W. Scripps Co. for $7 a share in cash and stock, marking another proposed consolidation of station owners.

The offer, announced in a regulatory filing Monday, consists of $2.72 a share in cash and $4.28 in stock. The price represents a 70% premium over Scripps’ Nov. 21 closing price of $4.12.