Television

Sinclair Broadcast Group Corporate Office

While Sinclair Broadcast Group can trace its roots back to 1958, when founder Julian Sinclair Smith and a group of investors operated a small FM radio station and later a UHF channel 45 for the Baltimore, Maryland, area, it wasn’t until the television station launched in 1971 that the company changed its name to Chesapeake Television Corporation. Smith’s son, David, changed the name again in 1985 to Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Today, the company is a publicly traded (on the NASDAQ) telecommunication conglomerate, controlled by the Smith family. The company is the largest television operator in the US (by number of stations) with 193 channels in more than 100 markets.

Sinclair also owns 4 multicast networks (Comet, Charge, Stadium, and TBD), as well as the Tennis Channel, one streaming service (STIRR) and 4 radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

The company has faced strong criticism for its conservative slant on news, as well as attempting to persuade the Trump administration to loosen the rules regarding regulations about the concentration of media ownership.

In March 2017, Sinclair was in discussions with Tribune Media, hoping to acquire the company. Concerns about Sinclair potentially creating an oligarchy in the broadcast television industry, which led public interest groups to attempt to block the purchase. In August 2018, Tribune Media dropped their sales agreement and filed a lawsuit for $3.9 billion.

In January 2019, the company was heavily criticized for publishing anti-vaccine propaganda.

Headquarters for Sinclair Broadcast Group are located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Sinclair also owns 4 multicast networks (Comet, Charge, Stadium, and TBD), as well as the Tennis Channel, one streaming service (STIRR) and 4 radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

In January 2019, the company was heavily criticized for publishing anti-vaccine propaganda.

Headquarters for Sinclair Broadcast Group are located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

HBO Corporate Office

HBO was founded by Charles Dolan, who devised a system of underground cables to deliver closed circuit tourist information to hotels in the New York metro area. In 1973, Time Warner purchased a 20% interest in Dolan’s company.

This was the humble beginnings of what would become one of the largest and best-known pay cable channels.

In 1975, HBO became the first television channel to operated 24/7 via a satellite system. By 1980, HBO was carried by cable providers to all 50 US states.

The 1990’s saw increasing success with shows such as Tales from the Crypt and The Larry Sanders Show. HBO gained in popularity with nearly every new show produced including The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, and True Detective.

The network provides seven 24-hour multiplex channels, including HBO Comedy, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, and HBO Family. It launched the streaming service HBO NOW in April 2015 and has over 2 million subscribers in the United States as of February 2017.

In October 2018, the company announced that it would offer a streaming service similar to Netflix with HBO as its base sometime in 2019.

In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $5.89 billion and an operating income of less than $2 billion. Company headquarters remain in New York, New York. HBO operates as a subsidiary of Warner Media.

HBO

This was the humble beginnings of what would become one of the largest and best-known pay cable channels.

History

In 1975, HBO became the first television channel to operated 24/7 via a satellite system. By 1980, HBO was carried by cable providers to all 50 US states.

In October 2018, the company announced that it would offer a streaming service similar to Netflix with HBO as its base sometime in 2019.

Hallmark Corporate Office

Hallmark can trace its roots back to the postcard craze of 1903. After seeing one, Joyce Clyde Hallmark decided to make their own and add them to their store in 1910. Convinced that greeting cards would be more profitable than postcards, Hallmark added them to his lineup when he moved his store from Nebraska to Kansas City, Missouri.

Today, Hallmark is the leading manufacturer of greeting cards in the US. The company has branched out into other areas as well, including collectibles, Christmas figurines, ornaments, party goods, and collectibles, wrapping paper, as well as eCards. Hallmark also owns their own cable and television stations, making original movies. A premium subscription channel, called Feeln, is the main source of streaming Hallmark Hall of Fames movies.

In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $4 billion. This international company is still owned and operated by the Hallmark family and has headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.

Hallmark

In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $4 billion. This international company is still owned and operated by the Hallmark family and has headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.

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MSNBC Corporate Office

MSNBC was founded in 1996 as a partnership between Microsoft and NBC television group. The company operates a cable news service and is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.

As of 2015, more than 9.5 million households in the US alone had access to this popular news and opinion channel. Also in 2015, the company fell to third place, behind CNN. Because of this, the channel made programming changes to add at least 8 hours a day of “hard news” programming, such as adding Greta Van Susteren, former Fox News anchor, to a 1 hour in depth news program at 6PM, and The 11th Hour with Brian Williams at 11PM, with Rachael Maddow and Chris Hayes filling the prime time hours.

MSNBC is also viewed internationally, as well as online and on XM and Sirius Satellite radio. The channel has been accused of “liberal bias” by several newspaper reporters and even former President Bill Clinton.

MSNBC

MSNBC was founded in 1996 as a partnership between Microsoft and NBC television group. The company operates a cable news service and is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.

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Food Network Corporate Office

Food Network was founded in 1993 by two of the founders of CNN, Reese Schonfeld and Trygve Myrhen. The company operates an American cable and satellite channel and magazine service.

The company is owned via a partnership between Scripps Network Interactive and Tribune Cable Ventures, Inc. The channel offers programming about cooking ,food, and “specials” about food in other countries. Also featured are “reality” cooking shows, such as “The Next Food Network Star.” The channel is shown internationally and is particularly popular in the UK.

Company headquarters are in New York, but also has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Detroit, Knoxville, Cincinnati, and Jersey City. It has been estimated that the Food Network channel is available to approximately 83.3% of American households.

The company is owned by both the Discovery Channel and Nexstar Media Group.

In June 2020, the Food Network removed episodes that featured Guy Fieri after he was accused and is waiting trial for domestic abuse charges.

The company has headquarters in New York, New York

Food Network

Food Network was founded in 1993 by two of the founders of CNN, Reese Schonfeld and Trygve Myrhen. The company operates an American cable and satellite channel and magazine service.

History

The company is owned by both the Discovery Channel and Nexstar Media Group.

In June 2020, the Food Network removed episodes that featured Guy Fieri after he was accused and is waiting trial for domestic abuse charges.

The company has headquarters in New York, New York