Bally Sports RSNs headed for bankruptcy
- Thread starter Puppers
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Yeah, I'm not sure what they were charging Comcast and other cable companies to carry their channels, but now that YouTubeTV has refused to carry them for a few years, it had to be big money. Then they roll out their individual streaming plan that costs $20/mo for a few regional sports channels? I've been thinking for a while now that this wasn't going to end well for them
I'm not sure how it will play out this year, but MLB should have paid out whatever it took to get YTTV, etc. to offer the regional sports networks. Last season I had to choose between dropping YTTV and watching the Braves, and YTTV won out. MLB is not in a position to be losing fans.
I was in the same boat. I am not paying an additional $20 a month to watch the Braves and Pelicans. Hopefully YTTV will get everything back soon.
I used to watch the Braves almost every night but I simply cannot afford it anymore.
Agreed. MLB and NBA have archaic blackout rules that really prevent them from reaching viewers in their own home team areas.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2023/01/12/mlb-billy-chambers.aspx
here’s a good article about some of this.
here’s a good article about some of this.
Sinclair just agreed to carriage of their networks on FUBOtv and their package rates immediately increased by nearly $15 bucks.
I love the Braves but I’m currently on YTTV. I chose that because it was the best streaming package at a fair price. I couldn’t see paying DIRECTV stream nearly 90 bucks a month. And if YTTV were to raise their rates above $70 I am not sticking with them either.
I love the Braves but I’m currently on YTTV. I chose that because it was the best streaming package at a fair price. I couldn’t see paying DIRECTV stream nearly 90 bucks a month. And if YTTV were to raise their rates above $70 I am not sticking with them either.
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I live 2 hrs from Memphis, and here’s what I’ve had to go through to watch Grizzlies games
1. YTTV drops regional channels, so I looked at BallySports
2. BallySports would give us Mavs games based on our location(of course, because giving us access to a team 5 hrs away rather than one that’s 2 hrs away makes perfect sense)
3. We subscribe to NBA League Pass
4. Grizz games are blacked out on our League Pass subscription because “Grizz games are being broadcast on a local network”
5. As previously mentioned, Grizz games are in fact NOT broadcast on any local options
6. I subscribe to a VPN service so that I can hide my IP address so that League Pass can’t see that I’m in a location that doesn’t actually even show Grizz games…
7. Finally, I can watch games of a team that’s 2 hrs away
Yeah it’s ridiculous. The same thing applies to MLB. If you’re in the home team footprint of your local team, you’re 17ed.
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