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    Sinclair suiting up to be a major player in TV sports with purchase of 21 California channels

    by Meg James, Los Angeles Times May 09, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - There's a new player in Los Angeles' crowded TV sports market.

    Sinclair Broadcast Group late last week scooped up 21 regional sports networks that had long been part of Rupert Murdoch's Fox Sports empire. Sinclair agreed to pay $9.6 billion in what turned out to be a lackluster auction for the popular channels, including Fox Sports West, Prime Ticket and Fox Sports San Diego. The local outlets televise Angels, Clippers, Kings, Ducks and Padres games.

    Walt Disney Co. was under pressure to sell the network chain it acquired in March as part of its $71.3-billion purchase of much of Murdoch's entertainment empire. The U.S. Justice Department was concerned that Disney, which also

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