Diamond Sports now has ‘good chance’ of walking away from Padres, per report
John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports there's a "good chance" Diamond doesn't make their next Padres payment on May 30, which would cause a rights reversion.
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Suns/Mercury owner Mat Ishbia says ‘no one is surprised’ by Diamond lawsuit to try to stop broadcast deal
"Nobody is surprised by this lawsuit and it will not stop the Phoenix Suns and Mercury from making our games available to as many people as we possibly can."
Suns and Mercury are first teams to abandon Diamond Sports RSNs, signing over-the-air and digital deals
The Suns and Mercury have their games headed to broadcast TV. Those games will also be available direct-to-consumer.
Diamond Sports has made court-ordered 50 percent payments to four MLB teams
AA has confirmed that Diamond Sports has made the four 50 percent payments as ordered by a court.
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."
Rob Manfred said the quiet part out loud on sports TV revenues
"It’s a great business model when a whole bunch of people pay for something they don’t really care if they have or not, which is what the cable bundle did for us. It’s hard to replicate that."
MLB files emergency motion asking court to make Diamond Sports pay Twins, Guardians
MLB is asking for a court order to have Diamond pay the Twins and Guardians by April 13 or relinquish their rights.
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 misses Diamondbacks payment despite grace period, enters grace period with Padres
Diamond Sports initially said they hadn't made a Diamondbacks payment to preserve "flexibility" during a grace period. But that grace period has now run out, and that sends their bankruptcy proceedings in a notable new direction.
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?
MLB hires three prominent RSN executives to their new local media department
New MLB local media department executives Doug Johnson, Greg Pennell, and Kendall Burgess all have long RSN experience.
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."
