The collapse is almost complete: Diamond Sports Group Plans to Drop All MLB Teams Except Braves
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Diamond Sports drops most remaining MLB contracts
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KC is one them so maybe KMCI or so on.
What a total disaster
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The reality is the broadcast fees for these teams are way too high. The question is who takes the haircut? MLB? The teams? Because local TV stations can't pay these kinds of fees for local broadcast rights.
Diamond Sports Group planning to drop MLB broadcasts for 11 teams without new deals
All 12 teams were broadcast under DSG's regional sports network brand Bally Sports for this past season.
Diamond Sports Group Planning To Cut Ties With 11 MLB Clubs
Diamond Sports Group said in court today that it plans to broadcast just one MLB club next year, the Braves, …
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The reality is the broadcast fees for these teams are way too high. The question is who takes the haircut? MLB? The teams? Because local TV stations can't pay these kinds of fees for local broadcast rights.
Good so my dad now can watch Texas Rangers Baseball OTA or at least on his U-Verse subscription.
I suppose the teams will try to recoup some of the lost revenue by only putting some games on local TV (however many the stations can afford for the rights) and the rest on a team-run pay streaming service, or maybe an arrangement with MLB.TV in which viewers in the market area would be able to watch their teams' games without being an MLB.TV subscriber. Not sure how MLB would compensate the teams for this, though. Maybe a kickback of some of the national ad revenue?
They won’t have enough guaranteed money counting on streaming. They need those cable contracts with the profits baked in ahead of time.
Keep in mind the MLB Network uses the local broadcast teams when they air a lot of the games. Bob Costas does one "showcase" game a week. But MLB said they were prepared to take over everything when this bankruptcy situation began. I bought the MLB streaming package and all those games use the local TV announcers, rebroadcasting the RSNs including Ballys/Diamond.
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Not to drift this thread too far, but did you notice that MLB.TV now includes a 24/7 simulcast of the MLB Network? I guess this is a peace offering to fans who subscribe to MLB.TV and YouTube TV but have been unable to watch MLB Network on YouTube TV since negotiations over continued carriage broke off last year.
Yes, which is great!
Why would they give away something for free that they are trying to get money from in the same company.
My sense is it's temporary.
We'll see if it lasts beyond the current postseason, and if it does, if the freebie goes away before the 2025 season starts.
MLB is going to produce & distribute the Twins, Guardians and Brewers games next season:
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MLB to produce, distribute local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins in 2025
MLB will produce and distribute local games for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins for the 2025 season. The new arrangement will give fans more options to watch their favorite teams on television or to stream digitally. In addition, the Texas Rangers have determined...
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The Rangers are looking for a new TV home as they now officially severed ties with Bally Sports Southwest, the may either join the Mavs on WFAA/KMPX (soon to be KFAA) with the Mavs or join the Stars on Victory+ or create a new RSN buying out the remaining Bally Sports Southwest assets and launch a new RSN, possibly with either NBCUniversal (owners of KXAS NBC 5), TEGNA (WFAA channel 8/Soon to be KFAA channel 29) or Paramount Global (owners of KTVT CBS 11 and for now KTXA 21) being a partner.
No More Bally Sports Southwest For Texas Rangers, But Television Future Remains Unclear
No More Bally Sports Southwest For Texas Rangers, But Television Future Remains Unclear
KTVT/KTXA would be out since they are about to be sold. KFAA would be the logical choice since they can clear the inventory. The only factor remains will they be able to pull a network together for cable/satellite and OTA. Would the upfront investment of buying the assets of North Texas Region of BSSW be viable in the long run. In other words, would Ray Davis and the ownership group pull that string and buy those RSN assets. It seams a partnership would be in play with TEGNA or NBCUniversal..(KXTX could help there with the Spanish rights??)
So what's old is new again, it seems? Local MLB baseball, over the air! Albeit some teams are putting some of their games on Peacock and Apple TV. I've noticed this even with the Mariners (and they are locked into Root Sports until 2030 or so).
I wonder if these teams will have multiple TV affiliates in the fringe markets? Like for the Rangers...an affiliate in Abilene...Amarillo...Lubbock...Odessa/Midland, etc.?
I wonder if these teams will have multiple TV affiliates in the fringe markets? Like for the Rangers...an affiliate in Abilene...Amarillo...Lubbock...Odessa/Midland, etc.?
Probably not going to happen, since the bigger teams own their own RSNs. The problem here is team salaries are at the point where broadcast revenues aren't enough. TV stations can't afford the rights fees, and the teams can't afford to lower the fees.
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