Bally Sports may be airing many MLB teams this season, but after being dropped by multiple cable TV providers, including Comcast, many people can’t watch the games. This has pushed people back to listening to the games on the radio.
Recently, according to a report from Nielsen that tracks both TV viewers and radio listeners, the MLB games on radio have seen strong growth, giving radio stations a much-needed boost for ratings and ad revenue.
Some of the teams, including the Minnesota Twins, don’t allow their games to be streamed online through the Bally Spots app. If you live in the market, this means your only option to watch the games is to buy Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM—both costing over $70 a month.
Later this month Bally Sports has a court date to create a go forward plan to get out of bankruptcy. If they fail to show the judge a plan, he will accept they may not be able to go forward. Many are wondering if Bally Sports will be able to find a way to get out of bankruptcy and move forward after losing multiple cable TV companies.
For now, fans are caught in the middle and will need to pay up or listen to the games on the radio.