BALTIMORE, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) today announced an agreement for all of its ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates to be carried in their
respective markets as YouTube TV launches in those markets. As part of this agreement, YouTube TV will also deliver Tennis
Channel to all of its members. The Companies also expect YouTube TV to expand its offering to include Sinclair's CW and
MyNetworkTV stations, as well as the 24-hour science fiction channel, Comet TV.
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"We are excited to announce this agreement with YouTube TV which is quickly expanding to cover more cities across the country
and includes popular local, network and sports programming," said Barry Faber, Sinclair's
Executive Vice President for Distribution and Network Relations. "We believe that our viewers want the ability to access content
on any screen and having this relationship with YouTube will provide value to not only our viewers, but our advertising
relationships as well. We appreciate that Google, the owner of YouTube TV, recognized the importance of carrying all of the local
broadcast affiliates in their effort to attract subscribers to this new service."
Forward-Looking Statements:
The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, future operating
results. When used in this news release, the words "outlook," "intends to," "believes," "anticipates," "expects,"
"achieves," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results in the future could differ materially and adversely from
those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including and in addition to the
assumptions set forth therein, but not limited to, the impact of changes in national and regional economies, the completion of
the FCC spectrum repack, the volatility in the U.S. and global economies and financial credit markets which impact our ability to
forecast or refinance our indebtedness as it comes due, successful execution of outsourcing agreements, pricing and demand
fluctuations in local and national advertising, volatility in programming costs, the market acceptance of new programming, the CW
Television and MyNetworkTV programming, our news share strategy, our sales initiatives, the execution of retransmission consent
agreements, our ability to identify and consummate investments in attractive non-television assets and to achieve anticipated
returns on those investments once consummated, uncertainties associated with potential changes in the regulatory environment
affecting our business and growth strategy, and any risk factors set forth in the Company's recent reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q
and/or Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There can be no assurances that the assumptions and
other factors referred to in this release will occur. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result
of any revisions to these forward-looking statements except as required by law.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Pro forma for
the Tribune acquisition (before any related divestitures) and all previously announced pending transactions, the Company
will own, operate and/or provide services to 233 television stations in 108 markets. The Company has multiple emerging
networks as well as stations affiliated with all the major networks. Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the
country and a producer of live sports content. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air,
multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of
Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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