Struggling RSNs Find Bright Spot in Advertising Boomlet
Much has been said about how the fracturing pay-TV environment has negatively affected regional sports networks (think: declining subscriber counts, carriage disputes…
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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…
Team, Arena Roll-Up Could Be Solution for Some RSNs
In a world where the established cable bundle is in secular decline, monetizing an expensive, segmented regional sports network at scale has become a challenge. As…
Sinclair Stays the Course on DTC Launch Despite RSN Headwinds
Sinclair Broadcast Group remains bullish on launching a new direct-to-consumer service before Opening Day of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, but as CEO Chris…
Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley Reaffirms ‘Critical Mass’ for 2022 Streaming Launch
Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said the company’s regional sports networks division has “ample liquidity” to keep operating and reaffirmed plans for a major…
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…
MLB and Sinclair ‘Need One Another’ Despite Tough Talk on Rights
JohnWallStreet is on vacation and will return Jan. 4. In the meantime, enjoy this “Best of” selection from 2021.  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made…
Mets and SNY Get Soaked by Rainouts and COVID Delays
Baseball may be clawing itself back to a semblance of normalcy, but for the New York Mets and their regional sports network, 2021 has been anything but routine. An…
Clippers Kids Cast Aims to Make NBA Fans of the Footy-Pajamas Set
The Los Angeles Clippers and Bally Sports West are leaning into the kids-centric simulcast craze, prepping a special sidecar telecast of tonight’s Game 5 playoff clash…
Small Ball: RSN Cash Grab Makes Baseball Even Harder to Watch
They say everything’s bigger in Texas, but the advertiser-friendly mound shot that’s become a feature of the Rangers’ home games on Bally Sports Southwest this season…
Verizon Issuing Credits to RSN Subscribers for Sports-Free Spring
Verizon this week has begun alerting subscribers to its Fios TV service that it will begin issuing refunds to customers who’d found themselves shortchanged on live…
Betting Integration Could Solve Regional Sports Network Troubles
Last Friday (Oct. 23), Hulu became the fifth television distributor to drop Sinclair Broadcast Group’s portfolio of regional sports networks (containing 21 Fox-branded…
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