Regional MLB broadcast crews worry about downsized productions becoming permanent
Will regional MLB telecasts become too sterile with only one broadcast feed?
Will regional MLB telecasts become too sterile with only one broadcast feed?
Jeff Krolik has been overseeing the Fox RSNs since 2007, including through purchases by Disney and then Sinclair. He's now retiring.
Many YouTube TV subscribers who used to get particular Fox RSNs now don't get those networks under the new Sinclair-YouTube TV deal.
Left out of the new agreement are YES Network, along with Prime Ticket and Fox Sports West.
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.
The lawsuit claims Comcast "wants to extinguish competition from Altitude so that Comcast can pocket more of the money it takes from consumers each month for sports programming."
It doesn't look like the former Fox RSNs will return to Dish any time soon.
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.
"The agreement with Disney offers Sinclair an opportunity to charge consumers more by packaging their cable and broadcast programs."
"If you're interested in gaming, we're going to add on extra stats, the ability to do prop bets in the game, pitch by pitch, play by play. You can play along and wager while you watch."
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.
Buffalo and Las Vegas saw huge ratings increases compared to the previous season
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.
"Charter's conduct risks effectively excluding BIG3 from the bidding process and tainting the auction. It has been suggested to BIG3's ownership that Charter has disseminated its threat to drop the (regional sports networks) to other members of the industry."
While the BIG3 bid for the RSNs has big names attached, most are "content partners" who aren't actually investing. And there are questions about the finances here.
After deals with Fox and AT&T's regional sports networks, MLB has now struck one with NBC's RSNs.
As one bidder enters, two others apparently leave.
After the second round of bids, the former Fox networks still aren't attracting offers close to what many originally estimated they were worth.
As we know now, the first round of bidding for the 22 Fox regional sports networks that Disney...
It turns out Amazon may not have put in a full bid for the whole RSN package after all, and other bidders were reportedly confused about what MLB digital rights were included.