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Diamond Sports Asks Bankruptcy Court for Emergency Hearing as Leagues Demand to See Sensitive Pay TV Contracts

Cox Communications weighs in, too, telling judge Monday that it doesn't want the NBA, NHL and MLB to see its 'trade secrets'

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Chicago Cubs RSN Marquee Sports Faces ‘Bumpy’ Comcast Renewal

Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney admits that prospects look a little bleak for the regional sports network jointly operated by the MLB club and Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Tigers Prospect's Parents Reacting to His First Career Homer Was Too Wholesome

Justyn-Henry Malloy blasted a solo homer in the sixth inning with his parents in attendance at Globe Life Field.

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Diamond Sports Must Come Up With a 'Very Clear Business Plan No Later Than July,' Judge Rules, as NBA and NHL Express More Concerns

Latest bankruptcy court delay comes amid disclosure that Diamond's Bally Sports empire will lose another $50 million over the next few months ... and there's no end to the Comcast 'impasse' in sight

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Diamond Renews Pay TV Distribution With Fubo

There's still no update on renewal talks with Comcast, as blackout enters its fourth week

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MLB: Bankruptcy Court Needs to Finally Stop Diamond From Continuing to 'Stumble Through the Restructuring Process' After Its 'Failure' to Secure Comcast Distribution Deal

Loss of Comcast revenue renders Bally Sports RSN operator's restructuring plan 'unconfirmable,' league lawyers say in Tuesday court motion

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Diamond Sends Letter to 'Sports Fans,' Says Comcast Wants to Make Them Pay More to Watch Bally Sports Channels

Losing the early public perception battle in its existential carriage war with Comcast, bankrupt regional sports network goes on offense

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Diamond Catching Most of the Viewer Heat in the 18 Markets in Which Its Bally Sports Channels Are Blacked Out on Comcast

While consumers tend to blame pay TV distributors first in these kinds of impasses, the focus of fan ire seems to be the bankrupt programmer this time around

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DirecTV Makes Diamond Sports Renewal Official, Secures Packaging Flexibility Similar to What It Carved Out with Charter's SportsNet RSNs

DirecTV is offering its base 'Entertainment' bundle sans regional sports networks

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Diamond Sports Group, DirecTV Renew Distribution Deal

Diamond’s agreement with DirecTV follows previously announced renewals with Charter and Cox

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Jalen Williams explains admiration for Bally Sports’ Nick Gallo, Paris Lawson

Jalen Williams explains admiration for Bally Sports' Nick Gallo, Paris Lawson.

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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

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Player grades: Thunder dominate Pelicans with 124-92 Game 2 win

OKLAHOMA CITY - As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander committed a personal foul to check out with a little over three minutes left with a game-high 34-point lead, the MVP candidate received thunderous cheers on his way to the bench for their dominating Game 2 ...

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Cavs and Magic fans were furious that Game 2 of the playoffs was blacked out locally

Fans had a hard time watching Monday's Game 2 in Cleveland, which was relegated to NBA TV.

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Diamond Sports Could Emerge From Bankruptcy on June 18

With a judge approving the company’s disclosure agreement and setting up a June confirmation hearing, Diamond lawyer says the company has the, er, rubber to the road on exiting Chapter 11, while insisting a just-approved November deadline extension is merely a ‘prophylactic motion’

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Groundhog Day?: NBA and NHL 'Deeply Concerned' About Diamond Sports' Latest Restructuring Plan Extension

Just when it seemed like the bankrupt Bally Sports RSN operator had finally turned the corner on its 13-month restructuring, two of its more patient partners have finally had enough of its delays

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WATCH: Panthers QB Bryce Young gets warm reception at Hornets game

Panthers QB Bryce Young got a nice reception while attending his first Hornets game this evening.

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RSN-Bereft Colorado Rockies Look to Follow Padres and Diamondbacks Local TV Model, MLB to Distribute Channel Via DirecTV, Comcast, Charter, Fubo ... and DTC

Major League Baseball takes over local TV rights for team after Warner Bros. shut down SportsNet LA

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Mobile TV Group Rolls Out Newest, Greener Flex Mobile Unit

52FLEX is custom-built, with top-of-the-line specs and first-of-its-kind Visitor Mobile Unit

TV Tech

Gray to Broadcast 10 Dallas Mavericks Games in March & April

Mavericks join Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans to air on Gray stations in their respective markets

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Cavaliers’ Max Strus Had the Perfect Two-Word Celebration After Game-Winning Half-Court Buzzer Beater

He’s not wrong.

Broadcasting & Cable

Diamond Cheats Death -- Court Approvals Mean NBA and NHL Teams Will Stay on Bally Sports Channels After This Season

Monday's bankruptcy court approval of a $450 million debtor-in-possession package and a $495 million Sinclair settlement void contingency deals that would have set the leagues free from Bally Sports this spring

TV Tech

Tegna to Air Dallas Mavericks’ Games in Five Additional Texas Markets

The agreement adds to the games already scheduled to air on Tegna’s WFFA Dallas station

Broadcasting & Cable

MLB Lawyer: Without Baseball, ‘There’s No Diamond Sports’

While a Houston bankruptcy court approved a plan to move forward through the 2024 season, MLB seizes the upper hand regarding the Bally Sports RSNs’ longer-term future

Broadcasting & Cable

MLB Commish Manfred Wants to Launch a League-Owned DTC Streaming Package in 2025

Dismissing Bally Sports' big Amazon-fueled restructuring plan, Manfred told MLB owners this week that all he needs are the digital rights to 14 teams to make it happen

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