Sinclair Broadcasting Bally Sports Bankruptcy: The Texas Rangers Become the Fifth MLB Team 'Held Hostage' By Diamond Sports Group The Rangers join the Diamondbacks, Guardians, Reds and Twins as among teams that didn't receive their regional sports network rights checks for the 2023 season MLB's Rob Manfred: If Bally Sports Doesn't Pay, We'll Terminate the Teams' RSN Agreements and Broadcast the Games Ourselves (Full Video Interview) The Major League Baseball Commissioner declares 'next steps' should Sinclair's Diamond Sports bankruptcy blow back on clubs. Meanwhile, baseball's RSN payment problems spread to three AT&T SportsNet channels Sinclair Expands DTC Streaming to All 19 of Its Bally Sports RSN Markets Starting Sept. 26 Bally Sports Plus, which rolled out five primarily Midwestern markets in June, will expand across the other 14 areas in time for the NBA and NHL seasons Latest Sinclair Broadcasting YouTube TV Says No to YES By Mike Farrell published 5 March 20 Multichannel News Yankees Team Up With Amazon, Sinclair on YES Network By Mike Farrell published 29 August 19 Multichannel News Sinclair Warns AT&T Customers of Looming Blackout By Mike Farrell published 20 September 19 Multichannel News Local TV News Preferred by Minorities, Older, Less Educated Viewers, Pew Finds By Gary Arlen published 15 August 19 Multichannel News Stations Launch ATSC 3.0 Broadcasts in Las Vegas By Jon Lafayette published 27 May 20 Multichannel News Sinclair, YouTube TV Reach Carriage Deal for 19 RSNs By Mike Farrell published 5 March 20 Multichannel News Sinclair Licenses Nielsen Local TV Voter Ratings By Michael Malone published 6 August 15 Multichannel News 1 2 Archives NEXT TV NEWSLETTERThe smarter way to stay on top of the streaming and OTT industry. Sign up below.* To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. LATEST ARTICLES1Publisher’s Message2DirecTV Acquires Dish, Unifying Struggling Satellite Business 3Next Text: As DirecTV and Dish Try to Seize the Remains of the Day, Does It Even Matter?4Freeze Frame: B+C Hall of Fame 20245E.W. Scripps Folding Scripps News, Eliminating 200 Jobs; Stock Jumps 15%
Local TV News Preferred by Minorities, Older, Less Educated Viewers, Pew Finds By Gary Arlen published 15 August 19