Sinclair’s NBA Rights Deal May Forestall $600 Million Loan Call
A month after locking in streaming rights for NHL games, Sinclair has closed a similar deal with the NBA that will further bolster its nascent direct-to-consumer…
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Sports Fans Endure TV’s Fees After Cord Cutters Flee
As the traditional pay-TV universe continues to shrink, sports fans appear to be the glue that’s keeping the bundle from falling apart completely. But despite these…
Broadcast Tech Reboot Could Revive Regional Sports Networks
If you believe the cord-cutting trend will continue and understand that existing alternatives to cable and satellite are expensive and inefficient in terms of delivering…
Non-Live Sports Content May Be a Tough Sell for Struggling RSNs
Since Q3 2019, Dish Network, YouTube TV and Hulu+ Live TV have all dropped the regional sports networks owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group (Nasdaq: SBGI) from their…
Knicks, Rangers Fans in the Dark Amid Comcast-MSG Skirmish
The ongoing battle between regional sports networks and pay-TV operators has flared up once again, as the MSG Networks, home to the New York Knicks and New York Rangers…
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Yankees, Dodgers Networks Thrive Even as RSN Model Crumbles
As shaky as the regional sports network (RSN) model has looked during the last few years of accelerated pay-TV contraction, there are a few local sports outlets that…
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Cord-Cutting, Ballooning Fees Doom Legacy Cable Sports Model
The decline of the legacy RSN model recalls Ernest Hemingway’s description of the mechanics of stumbling into bankruptcy, inasmuch as the phenomenon has happened…
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No Relief for Bally Sports RSNs Despite Sinclair-DISH Detente
DISH Network and Sinclair Broadcasting this week agreed to a brief extension of their expired carriage deal, and in so doing ensured that 97 CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox…
Sinclair Venture Steps Nearer to Unbundled, DTC Local Sports Content
The New York Post recently reported that Sinclair Broadcast Group was working with global investment bank LionTree in an attempt to raise $250 million for a…
Portland Trail Blazers Defect to RSN Powerhouse ROOT Sports
The Portland Trail Blazers are moving on from their RSN partner of 14 years to join an emerging superpower in the Pacific Northwest. The NBA franchise on Wednesday…
Sinclair’s Bally Sports RSNs Look to ‘Gamified’ App to Keep Viewers
Sinclair Broadcasting Group is looking to expand the footprint of its regional sports networks beyond the bounds of linear TV, noting on its first quarter earnings call…
Sinclair Owes $1.82 Billion in RSN Fees Amid Tough Ad Market
If the fall quarter is when the national broadcasters rake in the bulk of their money, spring is the boom time for the regional sports networks, a period that coincides…
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