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Looking ahead to the biggest sports media stories of 2025
Where will sports media go in 2025? We talked to a variety of experts, analysts, and insiders to take stock of what the future holds.
Flutter doesn’t seem too thrilled about Fox’s plan to option FanDuel stake
"You have to ask Fox whether they intend to put their shareholder capital into that or not."
Chicago Sports Network strikes distribution deal with Fubo
"With the launch of CHSN on Fubo we’re ready to superserve Chicagoans with even more coverage of their most iconic teams."
Analyst details just how bad the RSN business has gotten
The former Fox Sports RSNs have seen a 97% decline in valuation since their sale in 2018.
Amazon reportedly withdraws $115 million offer to Diamond Sports Group
Diamond apparently has enough investors remaining to continue its reorganization plan.
Trail Blazers leaving Root Sports Northwest
"Good on them for leaving the deal early, I wonder what the cost was to do so."
Diamond Sports Group dropping Bally’s branding from regional sports networks
While the Bally Sports RSNs survive, their name will be changing.
Here’s the latest on NBA broadcast rights negotiations heading into 2024
A guide to the bidders, packages and new possibilities for the NBA as it finishes the final stretch of its broadcast rights package.
Pittsburgh Pirates join SportsNet Pittsburgh ownership group, solidifying team’s media rights
SportsNet Pittsburgh will also retain the rights to Pirates games.
ESPN eyes local rights as part of strategic partnerships
At a time when there are so many moving pieces in the world of sports streaming, ESPN is looking to expand its reach in the local sports market.
Liberty Media CEO: Braves still receiving payments from Bally Sports despite bankruptcy
“We think we are probably the most profitable RSN they have."
MLB set to take over Arizona Diamondbacks broadcast rights from Diamond Sports
MLB is ready to take the broadcast rights to the Arizona Diamondbacks from Diamond Sports as soon as Tuesday.
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."
San Diego Padres’ RSN future still up in the air with payment deadline looming
The Padres aren't free from Diamond Sports yet, but could be next week.
Diamond Sports aiming to acquire streaming rights for all 14 MLB teams during bankruptcy proceedings
It's all going to come down to streaming.
Report claims Diamond Sports will drop Diamondbacks, Guardians, Padres, Reds in bankruptcy proceedings
Is Diamond going to start dumping teams?
Scripps Sports’ phone ‘ringing off the hook’ amidst RSN implosion
“We see the right live sports as an unparalleled opportunity to drive the value of our linear television streams even higher."
Warner Bros. Discovery is getting out of the RSN business, looks to transfer ownership and media rights to teams
The AT&T SportsNet RSNs are on their last legs.
Predators extend deal with Bally Sports South
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.
A “MASN is carrying forward some of those lessons” statement on remote broadcasts didn’t win many over
"The global pandemic required all of us to learn new lessons in innovation, resourcefulness, and resilience. MASN is carrying forward some of those lessons."
DIRECTV STREAM increasing monthly rates on all packages with regional sports networks in January
The Bally Sports networks are only available on DIRECTV STREAM, among live TV streaming services.
MLB reportedly asks for stake in Sinclair’s planned OTT RSN streaming plan, around Diamond Sports’ talks with creditors
"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.'"
With Sinclair local affiliate dispute looming, Dish’s Charlie Ergen says “We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs”
"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."
Sinclair took a $4.2 billion writedown over its regional sports networks, posted a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion
Distribution losses, including with Hulu+Live TV and YouTube TV, played a big role in this write-down.
