Diamond Sports Group

With the NHL regular season starting Tuesday, Diamond has released official 2023-24 schedules for 10 of the 11 pro hockey teams still skating under the Bally Sports banner

Some distributors are balking at carrying independent stations despite live sports telecasts

Move follows closure of Bally Sports Arizona

Move comes after the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks fled the channel earlier

Also, a source close to Diamond's secondary creditors tells Next TV he believes the bankrupt subsidiary will emerge from restructuring intact

New channel launches Tuesday on Comcast, Charter, DirecTV, Cox, and Fubo, as well as MLB.TV streaming. It's unclear as to what's happening with Bally Sports Arizona

The two sides postpone a Thursday bankruptcy court hearing amid what they jointly describe as ‘positive discussions’

Like the San Diego Padres, the club likely will soon be working with Major League Baseball to present their own local telecasts

Rangers are among several MLB teams the bankrupt Sinclair subsidiary is deciding to keep or cut loose from its regional sports network

Bankrupt Sinclair subsidiary Diamond Sports Group tells rights holder Raycom to find another distribution arrangement for the Atlantic Coast Conference