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Sinclair Broadcast Group has retained Republican-connected S-3 Group to work Capitol Hill in a bid to get its proposed $3.9B acquisition of Tribune Media back on track.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai on July 17 expressed “serious concerns” about the transaction and referred the merger to an administrative judge.
President Trump weighed in on Sinclair’s deal via Twitter on July 24, calling the FCC’s decision not to okay the merger “so sad and unfair.”
He tweeted: “This would have been a great and much needed conservative voice for and of the people.”
S-3’s Sinclair team includes Rob Collins (chief of staff for ex-Majority Leader Eric Cantor), Mike Ference (director of strategic development for Cantor), Matt Bravo (director of floor operations for Majority Whip Steve Scalise), Arjun Mody (policy director for former Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson) and John Scofield (press secretary for Congressman Frank LoBiondo).
5W Public Relations represents Sinclair.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
