{"id":23664,"date":"2017-05-08T09:50:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T14:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=23664"},"modified":"2017-05-08T09:41:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T14:41:50","slug":"roh-parent-company-sbg-acquiring-tribune-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/05\/08\/roh-parent-company-sbg-acquiring-tribune-media\/","title":{"rendered":"ROH parent company SBG acquiring Tribune Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-414650055\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of Ring of Honor, has a $3.9 billion cash and stock agreement to purchase Tribune Media, according to Variety.com. &#8220;Television broadcasting is even more relevant today, especially when it comes to serving our local communities,\u201d SGB Chairman David Smith said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTribune\u2019s stations allow Sinclair to strengthen our commitment to serving local communities and to advance the Next Generation Broadcast Platform. This acquisition will be a turning point for Sinclair, allowing us to better serve our viewers and advertisers while creating value for our shareholders.&#8221; Read the full story at <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/tv\/news\/sinclair-tribune-merger-station-group-1202416416\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Variety.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The Variety piece notes that the Tribune acquisition includes 14 FOX affiliates, 12 CW affiliates, six CBS affiliates, three ABC affiliates, and two NBC affiliates. Thus, it could mean additional exposure for the ROH television show, but\u00a0it&#8217;s hard to say how this will affect SBG&#8217;s pro wrestling company.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-829467441\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[63,1464],"class_list":["post-23664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsticker","category-roh_news","tag-roh","tag-sbg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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