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Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said at the NAB Show New York that his company’s rumored ad-supported streaming service, Stirr, will launch soon.

Why it matters: Sinclair is trying to grab a piece of the cord-cutting population, and will compete with dozens of local and national networks. CBS News already has an ad-supported news streaming service. This year, Fox News announced its own subscription service Fox Nation.

Sinclair confirms the launch of its own streaming service

Sinclair confirms its new streaming service Stirr.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="NAB Show New York" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/sinclair-ceo-confirms-streaming-service-stirr-launching-soon" data-vars-content-id="c088dfa9-f694-474e-a9d8-b9edb3e92e3f" data-vars-headline="Sinclair confirms the launch of its own streaming service" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/sinclair-ceo-confirms-streaming-service-stirr-launching-soon" target="_blank">NAB Show New York</a> that his company’s rumored ad-supported streaming service, Stirr, will launch soon.Why it matters: Sinclair is trying to grab a piece of the cord-cutting population, and will compete with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dozens of local and national networks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/networks-compete-streaming-giants-cable-television-f5864ac9-3ca8-4033-8040-151d6473a357.html" data-vars-content-id="c088dfa9-f694-474e-a9d8-b9edb3e92e3f" data-vars-headline="Sinclair confirms the launch of its own streaming service" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/networks-compete-streaming-giants-cable-television-f5864ac9-3ca8-4033-8040-151d6473a357.html" target="_self">dozens of local and national networks</a>. CBS News already has an ad-supported news streaming service. This year, Fox News announced its own subscription service Fox Nation.

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