Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it would shutter its AT&T SportsNet-branded regional sports networks.
In the announcement, AT&T SportsNet alerted teams it would give them until the end of the month to engage in negotiations to reclaim their television rights.
As the month concludes, the Houston Astros and Rockets are still in negotiations to take back their local television rights, according to a report from the Houston Chronicle.
Previously, the network had privately shared it had hoped to exit the business as MLB’s Opening Day approached. Now, according to the report from the Chronicle, the network could still exist for the majority of the MLB season.
After reporting that Astros and Rockets officials believe an agreement would hopefully be reached in the coming weeks, reporter David Barron said “it is likely that Warner Bros. Discovery will continue operating the channel for much if not all of the baseball season.”
AT&T SportsNet began airing the Astros and Rockets in 2014 after purchasing Comcast SportsNet Houston.
There has yet to be a report from the network’s outlets in Pittsburgh and Denver about a potential resolution of the local television rights for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, Utah Jazz, and the Vegas Golden Knights.
