Bankruptcy judge approves NBA’s agreement with Bally Sports but MLB and Sinclair have objections
A similar deal with the NHL is expected as early as Friday.
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MLB executives remain uncertain of Bally Sports future
"There’s a lack of clarity on the TV revenue."
Diamond Sports Group reaches agreement with NBA over broadcasting rights
Under the agreement, rights will revert to the league next season.
Bally Sports offering seven-day credit to Bally Sports+ subscribers impacted by outages
After a week featuring several outages, Bally Sports is offering week-long credits to Bally Sports+ subscribers.
Mark Cuban says Dallas Mavericks will ‘look at all of our options’ when local media rights deal ends
The Dallas Mavericks are locked into a deal with Bally Sports Southwest through the end of the decade.
Rob Manfred claims MLB can broadcast ‘up to 16 teams next year’
Could MLB handle over half of the league's local broadcasts in 2024?
Scripps Sports president claims company has contingency deals in place with teams in case more Bally Sports RSNs fall
Despite only inking deals with two teams so far, Scripps Sports claims it has contingency deals already in place with several more.
Rich Paul: NBA players will have more power in streaming era
NBA agent Rich Paul believes the new streaming era of the NBA and a shift to DTC could give more power to players.
NBA, NHL in limbo waiting on next move in Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy
Instead of seeing a Diamond Sports reorganization before the regular season begins, the NBA and NHL are still in limbo.
Diamond Sports requested a 60-day extension to bankruptcy proceedings
Diamond Sports is attempting to stretch its bankruptcy out longer.
Diamond Sports reportedly asking NBA, NHL teams to take a bulk cut in rights fees
The Diamond Sports bankruptcy rolls along.
The future of local sports rights and the RSN business reach critical stage
Bally Sports lays off Brad Evans, Maggie Hendricks
"Two weeks before the NFL regular season's start, the timing is impeccable."
NHL tells bankruptcy court it may ask for emergency relief from Diamond Sports Group contracts
“The NHL has been in ongoing constructive discussion, and we continue to have constructive discussions with others on our potential go forward business relationship."
Tech companies reportedly interested in NBA local media rights if Diamond Sports bankruptcy worsens
If the Bally Sports RSNs are dropped by Comcast and/or DirecTV, tech companies could be poised to strike.
Liberty Media CEO: Braves still receiving payments from Bally Sports despite bankruptcy
“We think we are probably the most profitable RSN they have."
DirecTV claims renewal negotiations with Diamond Sports Group ‘have barely begun’
The Diamond Sports Group shouldn't take a renewal from DirecTV for granted.
Diamond Sports suing Sinclair over ‘alleged misconduct’
Diamond Sports is now turning its attention to parent company Sinclair.
