Tornante, Sinclair Broadcast Group Form TV Programming JV

(RTTNews) - Tornante Co. and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) said Monday that they have formed a joint venture that will acquire, create, develop, produce and distribute first-run syndicated television programming.

The new venture, Tornante-Sinclair LLC, which will be owned 50% by Tornante and 50% by Sinclair Television Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, will immediately begin development on a wide range of first-run syndication television programming that will bring a unique take to talk shows, game shows, and court shows as well as comedy. With creative development overseen by Tornante Television, Sinclair's extensive distribution platform offers a significant launch pad for programming owned by the new company.

Tornante-Sinclair LLC, which will be developing projects for the 2016 broadcast season, will be based in Los Angeles with a new development team that will work in tandem with Tornante's Co-President, Lauren Corrao.