Scripps CEO: We’re ‘ready to do a deal’ with MLB teams
"Where we think there’s a fit with our local footprint and league or a series of teams, we’re absolutely ready to do a deal."
"Where we think there’s a fit with our local footprint and league or a series of teams, we’re absolutely ready to do a deal."
The Padres aren't free from Diamond Sports yet, but could be next week.
It's all going to come down to streaming.
Is Diamond going to start dumping teams?
“We see the right live sports as an unparalleled opportunity to drive the value of our linear television streams even higher."
The AT&T SportsNet RSNs are on their last legs.
The Nashville Predators have been on some version of the RSN that's now Bally Sports South since their 1998 beginnings. That relationship is now continuing.
"The global pandemic required all of us to learn new lessons in innovation, resourcefulness, and resilience. MASN is carrying forward some of those lessons."
The Bally Sports networks are only available on DIRECTV STREAM, among live TV streaming services.
"MLB responded by requesting an equity stake in any planned streaming service that featured MLB games, 'a new wrinkle that complicated matters too much to complete on time.'"
"We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs today. ...We’re not interested in taxing our customers when they don’t watch the channels."
Distribution losses, including with Hulu+Live TV and YouTube TV, played a big role in this write-down.
Sinclair's purchase of the former Fox RSNs from Disney at a $10.6 billion valuation (with $9.6 billion exchanged) had some merit at the time, but those RSNs are facing some dire challenges now.