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Fanduel network shows an industry bought and paid for by gambling

Amid the normalization of gambling, betting companies are resembling broadcasters and vice versa – and coverage is rapidly becoming a tangled web of vested interests

The Guardian - US

Fubo just gave cord cutters a major upgrade — here's what's new

Fubo just added standalone ways to watch sports and streaming services without cable

Tom’s Guide

DirecTV Makes Diamond Sports Renewal Official, Secures Packaging Flexibility Similar to What It Carved Out with Charter's SportsNet RSNs

DirecTV is offering its base 'Entertainment' bundle sans regional sports networks

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Comcast and Diamond Sports Group Carriage Talks Devolve Into Blackout

Diamond's against-all-odds escape from bankruptcy liquidation hits a major snag after its Bally Sports carriage deal with Comcast expires and the two sides fail to agree on another temporary extension

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Will Broadcast’s Local Sports Comeback Stand Up?

Stations have snapped up pro-sports rights from struggling RSNs, but could find themselves edged out by direct-to-consumer streamers

Broadcasting & Cable

Will Tech Advances Attract More Baseball Fans?

Amid a resurgence in popularity, streamers roll out new features

TV Tech

Everything You Need To Know About the Bally Sports Bankruptcy

We detail the long struggle, as bankrupt subsidiary Diamond Sports Group fights to keep broadcaster Sinclair's big, ambitious, specularly unsuccessful regional sports networks play out of liquidation

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Game On: Sinclair, Diamond Sports, Amazon in Deal To Keep Regional Sports Networks in Business

Sinclair to pay $495 million to settle lawsuits; Amazon to invest $115 million in Bally Sports parent

Multichannel News

How might next TV deal for Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox turn out?

Though Chicago has been spared the chaos that has engulfed markets with crumbling regional sports networks, there’s plenty of uncertainty. The way we see it, the teams could take their broadcasts one of three ways.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley: Despite Diamond Disappointment, Sports Is Still the Broadcaster's Crown Jewel (Bloom)

Ripley and Sinclair look to move beyond their bankrupt RSN subsidiary and onto new means and ways to distribute live sports

Broadcasting & Cable

YouTube TV just lost another sports channel — what you need to know

YouTube TV's offering for North-East sports fans just lost a channel that may push fans to switch providers. Here's what they should know.

Tom’s Guide

New Stadium for Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox? TV broadcasts have new option

Now that the 19 Bally Sports-branded RSNs are under the control of Diamond Sports Group, Sinclair didn’t need Stadium anymore. Bulls and Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf just might.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Diamond Sports Group’s failed Padres payments and what it means for MLB and RSNs, explained

What does the Padres' broadcast changes mean -- and what it means for the future of regional sports networks.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Eyes Bidding Wars for The CW Affiliations

Broadcaster looking to renew deal with Clippers at KTLA

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Phoenix Suns Fast-Break to Broadcast With Gray From Bankrupt Bally RSN

All Suns and Mercury games will be free over the air across the state

The Guardian - US

Local broadcasters are crucial for MLB. Now many are in trouble

One of baseball’s largest broadcasters has filed for bankruptcy. But even with some revenue streams threatened, teams are rising in value

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs, White Sox TV broadcasting primer: There’s good news and bad

Here’s a breakdown of where you’ll find the Cubs and Sox this season, spanning eight platforms.

Multichannel News

Yankees RSN YES Network Officially Goes DTC

The regional sports network home of the Yankees and Nets can now be streamed for as little as $16.66 a month sans a pay TV subscription

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Sinclair's Diamond Officially Misses $31 Million Diamondbacks Payment, Sets Up Tense Bally Sports Bankruptcy Reorg Negotiations With MLB

No, Diamond did not enter Chapter 11 armed with an agreed-upon restructuring plan that everyone is cool with

Tribune News Service

Tony Paul: What does TV broadcast future look like for Tigers, Wings and Pistons?

DETROIT — It's a crisis, to be sure. But the sky's not falling. At least, not yet.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: Ownership for Rockets, Astros television rights likely to change

Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns AT&T SportsNet channels, appears poised to exit the business. However, that probably won’t change much for #Rockets broadcasts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expect NFL to flex its scheduling muscles beginning next season

The league will have the option to flex games into ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” and the road team’s conference affiliation no longer will determine whether a game airs on CBS or Fox.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks discussing own TV network as NBC Sports Chicago deal winds down

NBCSCH’s contract with the three teams will expire in October 2024. Timewise, we’re in the same ballpark as when Marquee Sports Network began to take shape. So what’s in the offing for NBCSCH and its three teams?

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB’s streaming deals stick it to RSNs, but fans hurt even more

The deals’ exclusivity means teams’ local rights holders won’t carry the games picked up by Apple and Peacock, just as they can’t when FOX and ESPN take games.

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