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What will happen to the Lakers and Dodgers networks?

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davidgheller47

So what will really happen to both The Dodgers and Lakers channels and the Spanish language channel dedicated to the Lakers? Do you think they'll merge and become Comcast SportsNet Los Angeles? What about SNY (keep in mind both Comcast and Time Warner Cable have stakes in that network) will it become Comcast SportsNet New York? Any thoughts on what will happen to those RSNs once the merger of Time Warner Cable and Comcast closes
 
In the case of the Dodgers and Sportsnet LA, it is specifically a Dodgers-only network (which is why it just didn't have its rights thrown onto TWC Sportsnet LA), down to using the interlocked LA logo as their own; nothing can be merged or changed without the Dodgers input so nothing's happening there beyond the TWC eye/ear logo being replaced with the Peacock and maybe the CSN Bay Area graphics coming down the coast. TWC Sportsnet looks more likely to fully brand out as a Comcast SportsNet, and will likely even change what they air outside of Lakers games, which gets NHL Network-middle-of-summer interest outside of Galaxy soccer. I'd also expect the Spanish network to break off a lot more since broadcasting a separate Spanish feed of an English network that a SAP channel could handle just fine seems like a money-grubbing move and nobody's bought in at all. Probably also expect much less cheerleading team programming as time goes on.
 
mrschimpf said:
In the case of the Dodgers and Sportsnet LA, it is specifically a Dodgers-only network (which is why it just didn't have its rights thrown onto TWC Sportsnet LA), down to using the interlocked LA logo as their own; nothing can be merged or changed without the Dodgers input so nothing's happening there beyond the TWC eye/ear logo being replaced with the Peacock and maybe the CSN Bay Area graphics coming down the coast. TWC Sportsnet looks more likely to fully brand out as a Comcast SportsNet, and will likely even change what they air outside of Lakers games, which gets NHL Network-middle-of-summer interest outside of Galaxy soccer. I'd also expect the Spanish network to break off a lot more since broadcasting a separate Spanish feed of an English network that a SAP channel could handle just fine seems like a money-grubbing move and nobody's bought in at all. Probably also expect much less cheerleading team programming as time goes on.
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Right but I would suspect that Comcast would like to merge SportNet LA with TWC SportsNet and create one channel for those LA teams they cover, I really wouldn't be surprised if they were to challenge Fox Sports West with rights to Clippers and Kings games and that really would be a shame for FS West only to be reduced down to just the teams based in the Anaheim/Orange County area
 
The FCC has reportedly received over 50,000 negative letters regarding the proposed merger. I'm not quite sure that a merger is a done deal.
 
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