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Diamond Sports refinancing approved, puts NHL, NBA plans at risk
A US bankruptcy court has approved Diamond Sports Group's $495m (€456m) settlement from Sinclair and $450m debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing package, but plans of the National Hockey League and National B…
Multiple hurdles for Diamond before Amazon’s ‘brilliant, brilliant deal’ can begin
Amazon’s proposed agreement with Diamond Sports Group to secure local streaming rights to US sports leagues has been hailed as a “brilliant, brilliant deal”, though approval of the plan is far from certain.
Diamond Sports Group takes action to secure full fees from DirecTV
As the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League seasons commence, Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the owner and operator of 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), has filed motions…
Phoenix Suns, Mercury land media-rights deal with local TV, leave Bally Sports
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Mercury of the WNBA will be taking their local broadcasts to Gray Television, leaving Diamond Sports Group's Bally Sports regional sports…
RSNs face reckoning, though model is expected to evolve rather than die
Experts have told SportBusiness Media that the regional sports network business will continue to exist in the United States, though the near future will see continued turbulence.
Diamond Sports Group asks court to allow Diamondbacks to be dropped
Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of regional sports network (RSN) Bally Sports, has asked a United States Bankruptcy Court to allow the company to end its contract with Major League Baseball's…
MLB to produce and distribute Padres games as Diamond opts to miss payment
Major League Baseball is taking over production and distribution of San Diego Padres games with immediate effect after Diamond Sports Group, the owner and operator of 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks…
Angel City signs local deal with Bally Sports SoCal
NWSL club Angel City FC has announced that Bally Sports SoCal regional sports network will be returning as a broadcast partner for the team's second season, covering eight of the team's 20 remaining games…
Bally’s becomes MiLB’s first national rights-holder
Global casino and entertainment company Bally's Corporation has entered into a multi-year agreement with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) to become the league's first national media rights-holder and exclusive…
MLB adds execs to local media group amid RSN worries for 17 teams
Major League Baseball has added three executives to its new local media department amid financial struggles for 17 teams' regional sports networks (RSN) at Bally Sports and AT&T SportsNet
Sinclair suffers revenue decline following Diamond Sports deconsolidation
Sinclair Broadcast Group's consolidated revenue of $960m (€904.9m) dropped 35 per cent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the company pointing to the loss being primarily due to the deconsolidation last year of Diamond Sports Group (DSG), which runs Regional Sports Network (RSN) Bally Sports.
Beleaguered Diamond Sports Group skips $140m debt interest payment
Diamond Sports Group, which runs Regional Sports Network (RSN) Bally Sports and is owned by telecoms conglomerate Sinclair, could face Chapter 11 bankruptcy after missing a $140m (€131.2
FuboTV, Sinclair strike Bally Sports’ RSN carriage deal
Embattled RSN operator gains a key element of digital distribution
Diamond Sports Group appoints Preschlack as CEO
Veteran sports media executive to lead Bally Sports group of RSNs
Bally Sports+ gains Roku distribution amid national rollout
Sinclair gains key platform for regional sports OTT service
Genius Sports announces partnership with Bally’s Interactive
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Limited has partnered with Bally’s Interactive, the Bally’s division that operates its sports betting, iGaming, and daily fantasy sports platforms.
Sinclair to debut Bally Sports+ nationwide on September 26
Effort represents a key litmus test of future health of RSN model
Sporting Kansas City cuts short Bally Sports local rights deal due to streaming issues
Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City has called time on its local rights deal with regional sports network Bally Sports Kansas City a year early due to widespread frustration with the Sinclair Broadcast …