Awful Announcing
"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.
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.
Sinclair wants their partnership with the Cubs to lead into more RSN deals in the future.
The Marquee Sports Network will launch in 2020.
As one bidder enters, two others apparently leave.
The Cubs are with NBC Sports Chicago through the 2019 season, but then seem set to go their own way.
A deal that seemed to be a foregone conclusion a year ago now seems to be in jeopardy
The network will launch online in July and on TV in August
Most outlets are focusing on the political side of the acquisitions, but local sports are a huge factor.
Can a new ASN work where the old one did not?
Sinclair Broadcast Group has bought Tennis magazine and tennis.com.
