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NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks before the Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game.

Adam Silver: In-market NBA games ‘trapped’ on cable

"I … hate to make it so negative, but [local game broadcasts] are caught in legacy media, which is rapidly declining."

By Sean Keeley OnApr 22, 2025 0
Aaron Judge in a March 20, 2025 Spring Training game.

YES and Marquee could lose Comcast carriage Friday as part of Sinclair negotiations

The current extension between Comcast and Sinclair expires early Friday morning.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 27, 2025 0
Credit: Main Street Sports, ESPN

Diamond Sports Group

Main Street Sports hiring former ESPN exec Norby Williamson to oversee FanDuel Sports Network production

Biggest 2025 sports media stories

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.

By Mark J. Burns OnDec 18, 2024 0
Fox, FanDuel, and Futter logos

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."

By Daniel Kaplan OnNov 13, 2024 0
Chicago Sports Network logo

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."

By Sean Keeley OnOct 25, 2024 0
A Bally Sports logo at a Dallas Mavericks game in October 2022.

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.

By Drew Lerner OnOct 18, 2024 0
Amazon and Bally Sports logos

Amazon reportedly withdraws $115 million offer to Diamond Sports Group

Diamond apparently has enough investors remaining to continue its reorganization plan.

By Arthur Weinstein OnAug 27, 2024 1
The Portland Trail Blazers are cutting ties with Root Sports Northwest, leaving it with only the Seattle Mariners, the RSN's owner. Photo Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Trail Blazers leaving Root Sports Northwest

"Good on them for leaving the deal early, I wonder what the cost was to do so."

By Arthur Weinstein OnAug 14, 2024 7
A view of the BallyÕs Sports logo and basketball bastion and Wilson game balls before the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets at the American Airlines Center.

Diamond Sports Group dropping Bally’s branding from regional sports networks

While the Bally Sports RSNs survive, their name will be changing.

By Joe Lucia OnMar 1, 2024 6
NBA broadcast rights package

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.

By Brendon Kleen OnDec 14, 2023 8
SportsNet Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates join SportsNet Pittsburgh ownership group, solidifying team’s media rights

SportsNet Pittsburgh will also retain the rights to Pirates games.

By Joe Lucia OnDec 13, 2023 0
General view of an ESPN microphone before the game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park.

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.

By Sam Neumann OnAug 5, 2023 0
Atlanta Braves

Liberty Media CEO: Braves still receiving payments from Bally Sports despite bankruptcy

“We think we are probably the most profitable RSN they have."

By Sam Neumann OnAug 4, 2023 0

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.

By Ken Fang OnJul 17, 2023 5
Scripps Sports & ION logos

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."

By Sean Keeley OnApr 23, 2023 2

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.

By Joe Lucia OnMar 24, 2023 1
Bally Sports

Diamond Sports aiming to acquire streaming rights for all 14 MLB teams during bankruptcy proceedings

It's all going to come down to streaming.

By Joe Lucia OnMar 15, 2023 0
Sinclair's Bally Sports page.

Report claims Diamond Sports will drop Diamondbacks, Guardians, Padres, Reds in bankruptcy proceedings

Is Diamond going to start dumping teams?

By Joe Lucia OnMar 13, 2023 0
Scripps Sports

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."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 25, 2023 1
The AT&T Sports Networks logo.

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.

By Joe Lucia OnFeb 24, 2023 4
The Predators' deal with Bally Sports South.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 7, 2022 0
MASN

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 24, 2022 0

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.

By Ian Casselberry OnDec 15, 2021 1
Sinclair's Bally Sports page.

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.'"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 11, 2021 0

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