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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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Everything You Need To Know About the Bally Sports Bankruptcy

We detail the long struggle, as bankrupt subsidiary Diamond Sports Group fights to keep broadcaster Sinclair's big, ambitious, specularly unsuccessful regional sports networks play out of liquidation

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Player grades: Thunder complete 23-point comeback in 135-127 2OT win over Raptors

Player grades for the Thunder's 135-127 2OT win over the Raptors.

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Diamond and MLB Mediate Deals to Keep the Rangers, Twins and Guardians on Bally Sports Through the 2024 Season

However, Friday's bankruptcy court motions say little about DTC rights, and clarity on Diamond and Bally's longer term future still awaits

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Tegna’s WFAA to Broadcast 10 More Dallas Mavericks Games

The 10 additional games means that 13 games will air free-to-air in the next 11 weeks

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WFAA Adds 10 More Dallas Mavericks NBA Games To On-Air Schedule

Telecasts won’t be available on Bally Sports Southwest

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Player grades: SGA leads Thunder past Timberwolves in 102-97 win

Player grades for the Thunder's 102-97 win over the Timberwolves.

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Amazon Prime Just Took Another Big Leap Into Streaming Live Sports

Amazon Prime just set up a huge deal that will expand its coverage of live sports for millions across the country.

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Amazon partners with Diamond Sports; OKC Thunder games could broadcast on Prime

Amazon partners with Diamond Sports; future OKC Thunder games could broadcast on Prime.

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Bankrupt Sinclair Subsidiary Diamond Finally Announces Restructuring Plan, With $115 Million Assist From Amazon ... But Will MLB, the NBA and the NHL Stick Around?

'We will refrain from offering our congratulations,' an Major League Baseball lawyer told a beat reporter

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Game On: Sinclair, Diamond Sports, Amazon in Deal To Keep Regional Sports Networks in Business

Sinclair to pay $495 million to settle lawsuits; Amazon to invest $115 million in Bally Sports parent

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Gray TV: The New Orleans Pelicans More Than Tripled Their Bally Sports Audience Friday By Airing Their Game on Local Broadcast TV

The pro hoops franchise, which presents most of its games on bankrupt regional sports network Bally, averaged a solid 55,000 viewers on local broadcast last week

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Oklahoma Thunder Games to Air on Griffin Media Stations

All Friday night games during remainder of 2023-24 regular season will be available for free, over the air via Griffin stations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa as well as other regional stations

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OKC Thunder to air 8 regular season games on local TV, not Bally Sports

OKC Thunder to air 8 regular season games on local TV, not Bally Sports.

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MLB Rejects Amazon’s $150 Million Bid to Prop Up Bally Sports (Report)

Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly wants to negotiate his league's local digital rights directly with Amazon

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Player grades: OKC’s trio helps Thunder beat Knicks, 129-120

Player grades for the Thunder's 129-120 win over the Knicks.

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Bally Sports Keeps NHL Rights for this Season

The agreement will keep broadcasts for 11 NHL teams on the local Bally Sports regional sports networks; after this season the rights revert to the NHL

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Diamond and NHL Forge Deal to Skate Through Current Season

But after the NHL regular season ends in April, local TV and streaming rights will revert back to the league

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Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement

The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season

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Tentative Deal Between Diamond Sports Group and MLB Reportedly Pays 9 Teams Their Full Bally Sports Bill, While the Twins, Guardians and Rangers Get Take-It-or-Leave-It Cut-Rate Offers

Major League Baseball has reportedly also floated a provision that would have it seize Diamond's 20% stake in the YES Network if the bankrupt RSN subsidiary reneged on the terms of the agreement

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Report: OKC Thunder could broadcast future games on Amazon Prime

Report: OKC Thunder could broadcast future games on Amazon Prime.

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Genius Move? Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Bail Out Bankrupt Bally Sports RSNs

Amazon may be close to acquiring a huge chunk of live NBA, MLB and NHL sports rights from a suitor that doesn't have a lot of leverage

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Amid Diamond's Apparent Detente With MLB, Twins Return to Bally Sports Remains Doubtful

With the pro baseball club exploring alternative local sports arrangements, a source close to Bally Sports North said he's not 'overly optimistic' the team will return to the RSN

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Diamond and MLB Make Peace? They Mediate a Framework to Keep 11 Pro Baseball Teams on Bally Sports Channels Through 2024

Lawyers for the Texas Rangers said they might be willing to take a haircut on local TV rights in order to keep Bally Sports Southwest around for one more season

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Player grades: Thunder avoid disaster, overcome 30-0 run in 126-120 win over Mavericks

Player grades: Thunder avoid disaster, overcome 30-0 run in 126-120 win over Mavericks.

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