Tag: RSN
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Sinclair and Bally’s Unveil New Logo and RSN Names
This week, Sinclair and Bally’s Corporation released a joint statement alongside a new logo and new names for Sinclair’s owned and operated regional sports networks. The two companies announced a partnership that led to the rebranding in November. The new names and logos will replace the current FOX Sports branding in the coming months. “We…
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Sinclair Regional Sports Networks Will Be Rebranded as Bally Sports
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Bally’s, owner of Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, announced today an agreement for a long term partnership that will rebrand Sinclair’s 21 Fox regional sports networks under the Bally’s name. Bally’s will reportedly pay $85 million to Sinclair in a ten year deal for naming rights. Sources tell The NY…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Netflix’s Price Hikes, T-Mobile’s New Streaming Service, and More
It’s Halloween weekend, but before we get to the tricks and treats, we have some streaming news to get to first. This week, we’re going to talk about Netflix bumping up pricing on a few of its plans, and T-Mobile launching a new entry into the live TV streaming field. Elsewhere, third quarter earnings continue…
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Sinclair Considers Restructuring, Affecting Regional Sports Networks
It’s been just over a year since Sinclair Broadcast Group purchased 21 Fox regional sports networks through its subsidiary Diamond Sports Group for $9.6 billion. The company is now reportedly looking into restructuring, with an analyst calling the RSNs “Sinclair’s Achilles heel.” The company and its creditors have each brought in advisers to assist with…
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Hulu Will Drop Sinclair Owned Regional Sports Networks, Including Marquee and YES Network, Tomorrow
Hulu is the next streaming service to lose regional sports networks, according to emails being sent out to subscribers. “Starting October 23, 2020, we will no longer have the rights to distribute a number of Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) that were previously included in our Live TV plans,” Hulu says in a Help Center post.…
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Verizon Fios Drops AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
Verizon Fios customers in Pittsburgh will soon lose access to the channel offering coverage of the Penguins and the Pirates. The company announced that it will be dropping AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh after a contract for the network ended on September 30, 2020. “At Fios TV, we want our customers to see the best content on…
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Sinclair Responds to YouTube TV Removing RSNs
Yesterday, we broke the news that YouTube TV will be dropping Sinclair-owned FOX regional sports networks on Thursday, October 1. Today, Sinclair responded to the discontinuation of the networks on the streaming service. “While we are disappointed that YouTube will discontinue carriage of the RSNs, we remain in discussions in an effort to find a…
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How to Watch Fox Sports Midwest Without Cable
Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues can catch games on Fox Sports Midwest on three services. Note: only viewers who live in the in-market area for the teams will have access to games on Fox Sports Midwest. Stream Fox Sports Midwest Live on Hulu with Live Hulu with Live costs $55…
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Altitude Sports is Now Available to Stream on AT&T TV Now
Fans of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche now have a streaming option for local games. Altitude Sports, the regional sports networks for the two teams, is now streaming on AT&T TV Now. With the update, all regional sports networks are now available on at least one streaming service. AT&T confirmed that the channel went…
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Amazon Prime Video Gets Exclusive Streaming Rights for Seattle Sounders
Amazon is continuing to grow as a sports streamer, now making a new deal for local market streaming rights for Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders FC. Prime Video has a three year deal with the team to be the exclusive streamer of games not aired nationally, within the Washington state area. The deal will begin…