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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 Sports
Finance & Law

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…
Basketball
Media

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…
Baseball
Finance & Law

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…
Baseball
Media

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…
Football
Media

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…
Baseball
Media

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…
Baseball
Media

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
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

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.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

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
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Embattled RSN operator gains a key element of digital distribution
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Veteran sports media executive to lead Bally Sports group of RSNs
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Sinclair gains key platform for regional sports OTT service
Multiple Sports
Sports Betting

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.
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Effort represents a key litmus test of future health of RSN model
Football
Media

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 …
Multiple Sports
Media

After Sinclair Broadcast Group president and chief executive Chris Ripley said earlier this year the company had direct-to-consumer rights for “the vast majority of our teams,” he was forced to acknowledge in the company’s latest earnings call on November 3 it currently holds explicit direct-to-consumer streaming rights for just four MLB clubs. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
Basketball
Fan Engagement

The National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers will air a special kids-focused simulcast of their NBA playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks on June 2 on regional sports network Bally Sports …