Why MLB Feels RSN Pinch More Than Other Leagues
Diamond Sports’ Bally Sports-branded networks carry the games of 42 pro teams, including 16 NBA, 14 MLB and 12 NHL clubs. But when Diamond filed for bankruptcy last…
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JPMorgan Made Whole by Sinclair Before Missed Diamond Payment
Sinclair Broadcast Group paid JPMorgan Chase $190.2 million dollars Friday to cash out the investment bank from its preferred equity in troubled Diamond Sports…
Diamond’s Expected Bankruptcy Likely to Take Shape ‘In the Shadows’
Diamond Sports Group is widely expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy during the next month, but the real action will happen beforehand. Diamond and its creditors…
Bally Sports RSNs to Return to FuboTV Lineup After 3-Year Layoff
Diamond Sports Group has locked in a new distribution partner, securing a deal with FuboTV that will see the 19 Bally Sports RSNs join the streaming service’s…
Diamond Sports’ New CEO Faces a Tall Task, But Optimism Exists
Diamond Sports Group’s Board of Managers recently voted to block parent company Sinclair’s involvement in the day-to-day operation of the Bally Sports RSNs and installed…
Reports of Bally Sports RSNs’ Impending Doom Are Greatly Exaggerated
Media makes catastrophists out of even the most level-headed observers of the space, but the reaction to the news that Diamond Sports is putting some distance between…
Sporticast: RSN, WTF? What’s Up With Sinclair Regional Sports Networks
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with media consultant Lee Berke about the mounting financial issues at Diamond…
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Diamond Sports Removes Sinclair as Operator of Regional Sports Networks
Just days after taking a $1 billion impairment loss on its troubled Bally Sports unit, the board of Diamond Sports Group has voted to block parent company Sinclair…
Sinclair RSN Sale Talk May Be Warning Shot to Leagues and Teams
Diamond Sports Group—the Sinclair-owned subsidiary that controls the 21 Bally Sports regional sports networks—was reported to have hired an investment bank (LionTree)…
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