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For now, MLB's streaming plans hinge on Diamond Sports Group's bankruptcy case - The Athletic

A major development in ’s media future likely hinges on Diamond Sports Group’s fate in bankruptcy court. In February, commissioner Rob Manfred said he hoped to launch a national, in-market streaming package in 2025 with about half of the league’s teams. Bringing that to fruition would be a huge deal. Not because it would make a lot of money at the outset, or any money. . Advertisement Rather, its importance would be in reach. A national package would be one of the easier ways for fans to watch a…

8 months ago

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Comcast drops Bally RSNs, injecting more chaos into sports TV lands...

Just as Diamond Sports Group and its Bally regional sports networks seemed to be making progress in a plan to emerge from bankruptcy, the process took a major turn for the worse Tuesday — and some baseball fans across 12 markets are out in the cold. Comcast has dropped the Bally RSNs in a carriage dispute, meaning subscribers to Comcast-owned Xfinity cannot watch the teams carried on Bally channels until the dispute is resolved. Advertisement Diamond carries 12 teams: the , , , , , , , , , , a…

8 months ago

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Diamond Sports pushes forward on restructuring plan, as MLB casts a...

continues to cast a skeptical eye toward Diamond Sports Group’s long-term health and the viability of its plan to emerge from bankruptcy. But if any additional fireworks are coming in a long-running proceeding in federal court in Houston, they probably will wait until May or June. Advertisement Diamond has the rights to the telecasts of 12 MLB teams in 2024, and a total of 38 teams across MLB, the and . In a quick hearing on Wednesday, Judge Chris Lopez allowed DSG to continue working on an Ama…

8 months ago

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A's move will mean layoffs, ballpark alterations, and a chance for ...

The Oakland A’s were already on their way out, but the timing wasn’t clear. Now it’s official: The funeral is already underway. The A’s on Thursday said they will leave after this season and play in Sacramento for three years, ahead of their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028. The team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum expires after this season, and it had been in talks with both Oakland and Sacramento about an interim home for 2025-27. Advertisement Those negotiations have ended: the 57th season…

9 months ago

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Q&A: Architect of A's Las Vegas stadium on 'armadillo' look, comps ...

The plans for the A’s new stadium in Las Vegas , with designs produced by the same lead architect who once drew up plans for a new ballpark in Oakland. Bjarke Ingels, who runs an eponymous firm, spoke to The Athletic on Wednesday about those instant comparisons to the Sydney Opera House, the lack of a retractable roof, and how he compares this proposal to what he envisioned had the team stayed in Oakland. Bjarke Ingels Group will work with HNTB to design the nine-acre stadium parcel as part of a…

10 months ago

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Orioles sale likely to become official by April: Source - The Athletic

David Rubenstein’s purchase of the from John Angelos is likely to become official in April, a person briefed on the sales process told The Athletic on Monday. There’s an outside chance the sale could be done in time for Opening Day, on March 28. Only procedural hurdles remain, rather than substantive issues, the person said. “If we miss Opening Day, it’s not for lack of trying, but it should be shortly thereafter,” the person said. Once the sale is done, Rubenstein would take over for Angelos a…

10 months ago

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The next MLB commissioner: 9 names to watch in search for Rob Manfr...

Rob Manfred, ’s 10th commissioner, doesn’t plan to vacate his role for another five years, which means a formal search process is probably still about four years away. But once a search gets going, look out. “It’s way too early to figure out,” said one person briefed on ownership matters, “but there will be a battle royale, I’ll tell you that.” “It’s a name you won’t be able to come up with today,” said a second person in the same circle. “Too much will happen by then.” Advertisement There is .…

10 months ago

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The next MLB commissioner: 4 questions loom over process to replace...

Following the news that The Athletic put together a list of . But there’s a lot more about the landscape to understand than just the names. Here are four questions that give context to the next race for commissioner, with answers gleaned from conversations with six people briefed on ownership matters who were not authorized to speak publicly. Should we even be talking about this? Is January 2029 really the end for Manfred? It’s absolutely possible Manfred stays beyond 2029. Not because he doesn’…

10 months ago

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Sacramento emerging as front-runner to host Oakland A's from 2025-2...

Sacramento is the front-runner to host the A’s from 2025-27 before they move to Las Vegas, a person briefed on the team’s search process told The Athletic on Friday. Salt Lake City and a return to the Oakland Coliseum are the other two remaining possibilities for an interim home, the person said. A decision is expected in weeks, rather than months. The A’s and the City of Oakland met on Thursday to Advertisement “We had a constructive and positive meeting with the City of Oakland and Alameda Cou…

10 months ago

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MLB commissioner confident Oakland A's will move to Las Vegas on sc...

TAMPA, Fla. — Commissioner Rob Manfred does not appear worried about the Oakland A’s plan to move to Las Vegas. “The reality of the situation is that whenever you’re leaving a market where you’ve been for decades, and you’re going to make a move to a different city where there’s not a stadium, that’s a really difficult undertaking, and it’s not going to be seamless, smooth — there are going to be bumps along the road,” Manfred said. “I am confident that the deal in Las Vegas is solid, that the A…

10 months ago

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Manfred says he'll step down as MLB commissioner in 2029 - The Athl...

TAMPA, Fla. — Barring a change of heart, will have a new commissioner in January 2029. Rob Manfred, the 10th commissioner of baseball, said Thursday afternoon that his current term will be his last. The 65-year-old received a four-year extension last summer, one that would make him 70 when the deal ends. At that point, on Jan. 25, 2029, he will have spent 14 years on the job. “You can only have so much fun in one lifetime,” Manfred said Thursday at an annual news conference to open spring train…

10 months ago

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Twins president Dave St. Peter on new one-year deal with Bally Spor...

The on Monday announced their return to Bally Sports North for 2024 on a one-year . Team president and CEO Dave St. Peter spoke to The Athletic about the agreement, which he called a “bit of a half-loaf” deal. It keeps the Twins with their prior broadcasting partner and clears up the immediate future, but does not grow the telecast’s reach with an expanded streaming option — something St. Peter and the organization had publicly said was a goal. Now, St. Peter has his eye on 2025 to come through…

11 months ago

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Bridge-year broadcast deals for Twins, Rangers, Guardians approved ...

One-year deals for Diamond Sports to continue broadcasting the , and became official Friday morning, when Judge Chris Lopez approved the contracts in bankruptcy court. The approvals mean fans of those teams can watch TV broadcasts in 2024 as they did before, via Diamond’s Bally-branded regional sports networks. At the same time, the deals do not provide any new in-market streaming option for fans who have had trouble watching games. In the big picture, the one-year contracts serve to make 2024…

11 months ago

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RSN upheaval could delay MLB expansion, and other owners meetings t...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In December of 2022, in the middle of an offseason dominated by big spending from the and , commissioner Rob Manfred didn’t seem enthused by the dollars flying around. “I think everyone in this room understands that we have a level of revenue disparity in this sport that makes it impossible for some of our markets to compete at some of the numbers we’ve seen,” Manfred said at the Winter Meetings that year. “And, you know, that’s not a positive. It’s like everything els…

11 months ago

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Oakland A's need to figure out 2025 home 'in the next few months,' ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that the A’s need to figure out where they’re playing in 2025 no later than this summer, so that can finalize a schedule for that season. While owner John Fisher plans to move the team to Las Vegas for the 2028 season, the A’s home for 2025-27 remains unknown. Their last year in Oakland is expected to be 2024. “We need to in the next few months know,” Manfred said after MLB’s owners meetings. “It’s hard, even scheduling — although…

11 months ago

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MLB commissioner pegs 2025 target for a half-league streaming packa...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Commissioner Rob Manfred is targeting 2025 for the introduction of a direct-to-consumer streaming package that would include, at a minimum, roughly half of the teams in . Whether that can be accomplished, however, is still to be seen, and might largely depend on how the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy case shakes out. “Realistically, my target to having a digital package I can take to market would be for the ’25 season,” Manfred said at the conclusion of an owners meetin…

11 months ago

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How the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics could include MLB stars - The Ath...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Some owners are increasingly supportive of sending major leaguers to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and a prominent executive’s presentation to the owners Wednesday outlined how it could actually happen — without greatly interrupting the regular season. “There’s been a lot a lot of growing support, a lot of it based on the great success of the World Baseball Classic last year,” said a person who attended the presentation, which took place at MLB’s regularly sche…

11 months ago

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Nevada teachers union sues to block A’s Las Vegas stadium deal - Th...

A teachers union in Nevada is now attacking the Oakland A’s and their stadium efforts in Las Vegas on a second front. A teacher-backed political action committee on Monday sued the state and Gov. Joe Lombardo, challenging the legality of the bill that last year granted $380 million in public money to a new Las Vegas stadium for the A’s. The lawsuit, which also names state treasurer Zach Conine, is the second effort aimed at the A’s brought by the Nevada State Education Association, one of Nevada…

11 months ago

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Can Amazon save the Bally RSNs? Understanding what’s next for broad...

Amazon wants to invest in Diamond Sports Group, the embattled regional sports network operator, so Diamond can continue operating after this year. A bankruptcy judge ultimately has to approve that plan, which likely couldn’t happen any earlier than May or June. Regardless of the outcome, three teams that potentially were not going to be carried by Diamond in 2024 — the , and — are expected to remain with Diamond this season on one-year deals, a person briefed on the league’s thinking told The…

11 months ago

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Twins, Rangers, Guardians future in limbo as Diamond Sports bankrup...

A bankruptcy hearing Wednesday afternoon that could have brought some clarity around which teams will be seen on Bally regional sports networks this season has been pushed back 10 days, according to a court filing Tuesday night. The delay appears a signal that the sides believe they have a chance to reach a deal on their own, if allowed extra time. But it also keeps three teams in particular — the , and — in a state of wondering about their TV revenue as free agency continues to unfold. Adver…

12 months ago

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Rays’ Wander Franco detained in Dominican Republic: Source - The At...

shortstop was detained on Monday in the Dominican Republic after he was interviewed by prosecutors about complaints that he had inappropriate relationships with young girls, a person briefed on the proceeding told The Athletic. Franco was being held ahead of a court appearance this week, according to reports by and , which each cited an unnamed official in the prosecutor’s office in Puerto Plata, a city on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Advertisement No criminal charges against…

12 months ago

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