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Diamond Sports Could Lose 5 More MLB Teams
Diamond Sports Group must pay the Texas Rangers by Thursday of this week or relinquish the team’s media rights.
Jazz Owner: Reaching 40% of Market ‘Not Gonna Fly’ in Next TV Deal
"If you’ve got rabbit ears on your television, you’re going to be able to watch the games.”
Judge Rules Diamond Sports Must Pay MLB Teams in Full
"As with the Padres, MLB will stand ready to make games available to fans if Diamond fails to meet its obligations.”
Rob Manfred: Diamond Threatened Bankruptcy as Negotiation for Streaming Rights
"I’m going to put the entity into bankruptcy and then I’m going to selectively reject contracts."
Padres CEO Tells Ben & Woods Losing Bally Sports San Diego is Good For Fans
"I do anticipate that eventually, most, if not all the industry, will move in the direction that we’re moving right now, and you won’t have [us] every year doing different rights deals."
Bally Sports San Diego Loses Padres Broadcast Rights
"That prematurely ends a 20-year, $1.2 billion deal that was set to run through 2032, and just how the Padres will recoup the $60 million per year from these rights is unknown."
Diamond Sports Group In Danger of Losing Padres TV Rights
"The company has a grace period to deliver the payment that runs through May 30."
Playfly Working With MLB Teams on Contingency Plans for Advertisers
"The mechanism of how the fan will get the game might evolve, but the games will be available to fans. They won’t be shortchanged."
Variety Predicts Sports Betting Broadcasts Future of RSNs
"With the state of the RSN business a little hazy for some networks, closer integration with gambling is something that VIP+ expects to be leant into more in an effort to engage the most passionate local fans."
Astros, Rockets Want Control of AT&T Sportsnet Southwest
The Houston Astros and Houston Rockets are looking to take ownership of their local broadcast rights as their regional sports network prepares to go...