Comcast, Sinclair Carriage Deal Includes Marquee RSN Access

Comcast and Sinclair inked a multiyear content carriage agreement that includes continued retransmission consent of 78 Sinclair stations in 51 markets across Comcast’s cable TV footprint and continued distribution of the Tennis Channel, 18 Fox-branded regional sports networks and the Yes Network for Xfinity TV customers, they said Friday. The deal also gives Xfinity TV customers in the Chicago area access to the Marquee Sports Network regional sports network jointly owned by Sinclair and the Chicago Cubs, they said.