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Media Bureau Issues Protective Order for Sinclair/Tribune

The FCC Media Bureau issued a protective order for confidential information that will be submitted as part of its review of Sinclair buying Tribune, said a public notice in docket 17-179 Friday. The order includes provisions for “highly confidential” information,…

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which can be viewed only by outside counsel and consultants, as opposed to in-house employees of companies weighing in on the deal. Public Knowledge, Dish Network and the American Cable Association asked the FCC to require Sinclair and Tribune to submit confidential contract and retransmission consent information that likely would fall under the “highly confidential” strictures (see 1707130068).