Dade Hayes Finance EditorViacomCBS and Sinclair Broadcast Group have reached multi-year renewals for eight CBS affiliates, covering some 3 million U.S.
households.The group of affiliates includes Salt Lake City and Austin, both top-50 markets. ViacomCBS also renewed the affiliation of WTVH in Syracuse, NY, which Sinclair programs.Sinclair, the No.
2 owner of local TV stations, is a major operator of CBS affiliates, reaching 8% of the U.S. with those stations, or 8 million households in 23 markets.
In addition to linear carriage, the deal includes local availability for Sinclair CBS affiliates to CBS All Access streaming subscribers.
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