Awful Announcing
AT&T reportedly received bids of around $500 million rather than the $1 billion they were looking for, and now may not sell the RSNs after all.
After a temporary extension Sunday, the Fox RSNs have now gone dark on Dish and Sling TV. And the sides don't seem close to a deal.
The agreement between the sides expired Sunday, but they've worked out a temporary deal. Will a longer one follow?
Sinclair could possibly add even more RSNs, but these ones might make sense for Comcast as well.
This may help alleviate some of the immediate worries about the RSNs' future carriage under Sinclair.
Many investors are happy with Sinclair's purchase of the RSNs, but distributors are concerned about the negotiations ahead.
Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson expects the Fox RSNs to lose 50 to 75 percent of their distribution in the next couple of years. "It's really hard to see any good outcome for a RSN."
It looks like the 21 former Fox RSNs still out there are in fact heading to Sinclair, with an announcement expected Friday.
It looks like the 21 remaining former Fox RSNs have been sold to Sinclair, which only reportedly reemerged as a bidder earlier this month.
Liberty and MLB have reportedly combined their bids, and Sinclair's now bidding again. The BIG3 bid is also there.
While 15 of the 28 RSNs considered in a Sports Business Journal analysis are up from last year, there's still an average audience drop thanks to some big losses.
As one bidder enters, two others apparently leave.
"Apollo's talks with James' multimedia platform have focused on a strategic partnership deal that could see James contributing and advising on content for the networks."
This is a pairing we did not expect to see involved in the bidding for the Fox RSNs.
Meet the new Fox, same as the old Fox?
There are a whole lot of bidders in the mix for these regional sports networks.
Comcast and Disney have said they would be willing to sell Fox's regional sports networks.
Will Fox go for Comcast's higher bid, and their argument that antitrust regulators won't be too worried by it?
Being an early adopter might not be the right move.
Those in Philadelphia wanting to watch the Phillies and Mets on April 3 will have to stream the game thanks to Sixers and Flyers games taking up NBC Sports Philadelphia's TV channels.
Following Comcast's exit from the talks to buy Fox assets, Disney looks set to land them, with a deal likely coming later this week.
How will ESPN run RSN day-to-day operations? What is the future of FS1?
Litner talks about repairing relationships at Comcast and how YES is targeting younger viewers with efforts like Facebook Live streams of production meetings.
