Tag: Bally Sports
-
Sinclair is “Cautiously Optimistic” On Landing More MLB Digital Rights for Bally Sports Streaming App
WIth MLB Opening Day set for April 7, Sinclair Broadcasting Group COO Rob Weisbord said he is “cautiously optimistic” about the company acquiring more streaming rights for MLB teams, as the company prepares to launch their long-awaited Bally Sports DTC streaming app. It was reported by Deadline that Weisbord said the following at an online…
-
Bally Sports DTC Streaming App To Include 5 MLB Teams, Expected for Summer Launch
The MLB lockout may have ended but the long-awaited Bally Sports direct-to-consumer streaming app may not meet its quarter 2 “soft launch” projection, but 5 MLB teams are expected to be part of the app when it does launch this summer, according to reporting by the Kansas City Star. Bally Sports has digital rights to the…
-
Bally Sports DTC Streaming App Is Expected to ‘Soft Launch’ in Q2, Price Still Hasn’t Been Confirmed
Sinclair Broadcasting Group held its earnings call for Q4 2021 and discussed the future of their Bally Sports regional sports network direct-to-consumer streaming service. Industry insiders projected that the monthly subscription for the app would cost around $23 per month, but Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley denied that pricepoint in an interview. During the conference call…
-
Sinclair and the NBA Reach Digital Rights Agreement for 16 Teams
Last week, we reported that Sinclair was closing in a deal to secure streaming rights for NBA games. Today, the deal has come into fruition as the company announced a slam dunk as it has, through its Diamond Sports Group subsidiary (the technical owner of Bally Sports RSNs), renewed its extended market and digital rights…
-
Bally Sports RSNs Has Enough Content to Launch DTC Streaming App, Says Sinclair CEO, Before MLB Lockout
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have failed to reach a new labor agreement and are experiencing their first lockout in 27 years. The certainty of the future of America’s Pastime may be up in the air but while speaking at the Bank of America Leveraged Finance Virtual Conference on November…
-
Dish and Sling Reach Agreement for Sinclair Locals and Tennis Channel, Leaving RSNs Out
Dish and Sinclair announced today that they have reached a multi-year carriage agreement to keep Sinclair’s 144 local stations and the Tennis Channel on Dish TV and Sling TV. The deal did not include Sinclair-owned Bally Sports Networks. The regional sports networks were dropped by Dish Network in Summer 2019. At that time, Dish sent…
-
Sinclair Renews RSN Deals, May Not Have Streaming Rights for a Direct to Consumer Service
Sinclair Broadcasting Group reported their Q3 2021 earnings yesterday and the company has reached new multi-year agreements with 3 professional sports clubs. According to a news release, the broadcast company entered into a new multi-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers back in September. In October, the company reached multi-year deals with the Detroit Red Wings…
-
MLB Reportedly Wants A Stake in Bally Sports RSNs, Streaming Service
The future of Sinclair’s Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) plans to offer a direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service is still up in the air. Earlier this year, we reported on Sinclair’s plan to offer a DTC streaming app with gamification for in-app sports betting to help increase the company’s revenue. It has been reported that…
-
Distributors Say They’re ‘In the Dark’ About Bally Sports DTC Plans
Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s Bally Sports has gone through a lot of changes over the course of the year. The regional sports networks rebranded from Fox Sports to Bally Sports earlier this year with a future focus on allowing in-game sports betting. Bally Sports has also announced plans to revolutionize sports viewing by launching a Direct-To-Consumer…
-
Sinclair Aiming for $23/Month Streaming Plan for Bally Sports in 2022
Since Sinclair and Bally’s announced an agreement that would result in the branding of Sinclair’s regional sports networks to Bally Sports channels, there has been talk of bringing those channels direct to consumer. This has always been the plan for Sinclair and now we have some more details about when that new service might be…