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A general view of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia — Comcast and Diamond Sports Group Carriage Talks Devolve Into Blackout Diamond's against-all-odds escape from bankruptcy liquidation hits a major snag after its Bally Sports carriage deal with Comcast expires and the two sides fail to agree on another temporary extension

Diamond Sports Group Reaches Tentative Agreement With DirecTV on Long-Term Carriage Renewal, Still Faces Imminent Deadline With Comcast The bankrupt operator of the Bally Sports regional channels, which once faced seemingly certain liquidation, is now one pay TV deal away from a huge comeback

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Major League Baseball Reportedly Mulls Taking Back Bally Sports TV Rights

By Jon Lafayette published 6 February 23

Possible bankruptcy could affect payments

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It's On: Bally Sports RSNs Headed for Bankruptcy

By Daniel Frankel published 25 January 23

Restructuring of Sinclair Broadcast's floundering Diamond Sports Group will see its largest creditors become owners ... and the RSNs' pro team partners bracing for a huge financial hit

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12 Television Business Execs To Watch as 2023 Unfolds

By Jon Lafayette published 2 January 23

These business leaders are at the forefront of a challenging industry with issues to solve

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Sinclair Stock Drops 7% on Regional Sports Network Report

By Jon Lafayette published 20 December 22

Leagues less interested in buying RSNs with lower earnings forecast

Broadcasting & Cable

Bally Sports Plus Gets (One of) Its Biggest Signup Days Yet ... From a High School Football Game - UPDATED

By Daniel Frankel published 15 December 22

Bally Sports decided to make the Nov. 25 California state title game between powerful John Bosco and Mater Dei a national streaming exclusive, and the results were surprisingly good.

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Bally Sports Content Is Available to Samsung Smart TV Users

By Jon Lafayette last updated 9 December 22

Sinclair's Diamond Sports adds distribution for direct-to-consumer app

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Bally Sports RSNs Seek Emancipation From Sinclair Amid Parent's 'Strained Relationship' With Sports Leagues

By Daniel Frankel published 5 December 22

Former NBC Sports and ESPN executive David Preschlack will now head Diamond Sports Group, the subsidiary that manages the RSNs, as creditors reportedly grow concerned about the 'animosity' between the sports leagues and Sinclair

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New CEO To Run Diamond Sports As Sinclair Gets Sent To the Bench

By Jon Lafayette last updated 5 December 22

Bally Sports RSNs become more independent from broadcaster

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Bally Sports Breaks Bad: With Subs Down 10% and Cash-Flow Half of 2022 Projections, Increasingly Desperate Sinclair Looks to 'Deleverage'

By Daniel Frankel last updated 1 December 22

Sports leagues, which 'have no way out,' are pondering ways to help heavily indebted Sinclair keep its regional sports networks afloat

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Sinclair Sees High Engagement With Bally Sports Plus DTC App

By Jon Lafayette last updated 28 November 22

No sales process for Diamond Sports unit, CEO Chris Ripley says

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