Mediagazer: Regional sports networks search for a viable path forward amid pay-TV cord cutting; Sinclair, a majority owner of 21 networks, hopes for industry consolidation (Alex Sherman/CNBC)

10:45 AM ET, November 23, 2021

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:

Regional sports networks search for a viable path forward amid pay-TV cord cutting; Sinclair, a majority owner of 21 networks, hopes for industry consolidation — - Regional sports networks are trying to find a viable path for survival as viewers ditch pay-TV.

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John Rice / Associated Press:

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Ben Smith / New York Times:

Fox News contributors Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from the network in protest of Tucker Carlson's streaming special on the January 6 Capitol mob — Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, stars of a brand of conservatism that has fallen out of fashion, decide they've had enough.

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