Diamond Sport(Bally Sports) filing for bankruptcy. ImpactsTigers streaming

The problem stems from continued cord-cutting as fewer customers are paying for cable bundles these days, opting instead to use streaming services. That leads to decreased revenue from ad sales and cable contracts, creating situations where RSNs are paying teams more for rights fees than they are able to make back from those revenue streams.

The report goes on to state that MLB’s plan is to take over the local TV broadcasts of those teams, as well as streaming them for free in those local markets as they negotiate lower deals with cable companies. It’s not yet clear if fans in blacked-out markets would be able to access those streams in the short-term. If deals are reached, the league plans to offer over-the-top service for around $15 per month. As Kosman notes, that’s lower than some other streaming deals, with the Red Sox charging $29.99 per month. The league also already tried to acquire the rights to all 14 teams currently controlled by Diamond but were turned down. Those clubs are the Angels, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Guardians, Marlins, Padres, Rangers, Rays, Reds, Royals, Tigers, and Twins.

Oh no we can’t watch the Tigers lose 130 games this season!

Anyway…

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Wasn’t aware we had baseball?

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Wings and Pistons too. It’s in the best interest for all sports teams to have games televised. Not sure if it’s a good idea to show ALL of the games but they need to keep the public interested. Though winning usually cures low attendance. Teams might just have to negotiate lower priced tv contracts and players will need to learn to live on less than $50 million per season.

Haha that would set the major league record I think!! They can’t be that bad.

Was at the Tigers/Cardinals game a week ago today.

They won’t be.