Sinclair And Bally’s Rebrand RSN’s

[philosofy]

We churn through different services. It helps to keep a lid on what we spend and we generally haven't found one with enough new content to make us want to pay each month. We pick one, binge what we want to see, drop it and then repeat with another streamer the next month. I really don't understand the people that sub to 6+ different things and then complain about the price. People have wanted a la carte programming options for years and this is about as close as we have come yet. Personally I won't be spending enough to equal my old cable bill if I can help it.

 

[anotherguyTN]

I'll admit I've been holding on to Paramount+without watching it much because of thinking the next season of Star Trek: Picard is coming soon, and I have Netflix because my wife and daughter watch it more than me. But otherwise I only have Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+, and Discovery+ because of their being free through Verizon as part of my phone package. Otherwise I wouldn't have all those. I'd probably keep the Disney package and that's all.

 

[CTListener]

I have no cable, no satellite, only one channel of OTA TV available due to the lone exposure I have at my apartment being on the opposite side of all the Hartford/Waterbury/New Haven transmitters but one. Brick and steel -- and a prohibition on outside antennas -- block all the rest.

But I don't even own a TV set anymore. I have a computer, and subscribe to ESPN+ and MLB.TV. That's it. I don't miss movies, concerts and current TV series at all. I'll go to a movie or a concert if I really want to see one. I watch classic TV, concerts and sports on YouTube, movies (with ads) on Pluto.Tv. I get local, world and national news online from various free, ad-supported services, and the sports events that my two subscriptions don't cover? Well, there are streaming sites, y'know ...

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, already the nation’s dominant owner of regional sports networks, has made an offer to acquire NBCUniversal’s seven regional sports networks, The Post has le…

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Now Sinclair is named as a candidate to get NBC Sports RSN's this affects NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California if the deal is approved.

 

[Mikey Radio]

Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, already the nation’s dominant owner of regional sports networks, has made an offer to acquire NBCUniversal’s seven regional sports networks, The Post has le…

nypost.com

Now Sinclair is named as a candidate to get NBC Sports RSN's this affects NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California if the deal is approved.

Whoah, it's potentially quite a big deal:

"If Sinclair succeeds in buying the RSNs, it would add dozens of popular National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball teams to its already vast collection of sports broadcast rights, including the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Capitals, Golden State Warriors, and San Francisco Giants.

A deal would also give Sinclair an 8-percent stake in SportsNet New York, which broadcasts Mets games, sources said."

My question is, does this have a dangerous possibility of overextending Sinclair financially if they're not careful? If I recall correctly, once they took over the Fox Sports Regional Sport Networks and rebranded them all as Bally Sports, they were quickly looking for ways to generate additional revenue or streamline operations and trim costs. If they also gobble up NBC's RSNs, will that make an already precarious financial situation that much worse?

 

[Don CT]

Whoah, it's potentially quite a big deal:

My question is, does this have a dangerous possibility of overextending Sinclair financially if they're not careful? If I recall correctly, once they took over the Fox Sports Regional Sport Networks and rebranded them all as Bally Sports, they were quickly looking for ways to generate additional revenue or streamline operations and trim costs. If they also gobble up NBC's RSNs, will that make an already precarious financial situation that much worse?

Yes, but the main goal is streaming rights.

 

[TheBigA]

Yes, but the main goal is streaming rights.

i just find it interesting that companies like Fox and NBC are getting out of this business and a company like Sinclair is getting in. Strategically, what does that say?

 

[Don CT]

i just find it interesting that companies like Fox and NBC are getting out of this business and a company like Sinclair is getting in. Strategically, what does that say?

Murdock just wanted to cash out entirely. Comcast is looking to trim the fat. Live sports are still profitable just not the cable tv model.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

i just find it interesting that companies like Fox and NBC are getting out of this business and a company like Sinclair is getting in. Strategically, what does that say?

Fox and NBC is trying to lower the median demo and move to streaming apps.