NBA Expansion Faces New Hurdle: Local TV Uncertainty
For the past few years, the NBA’s looming expansion has been discussed in league circles as the final step in a series of specific milestones, namely securing labor…
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Diamond Sports Group Formally Emerges From Bankruptcy, Rebrands
It’s not just a new year, but a new era for the company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group—which now has a new name. The regional sports network holding company…
Diamond’s Bankruptcy Saga Is About to End. Now Comes the Hard Part.
After 20 months of monitoring the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy case, it wasn’t at all surprising to hear Judge Christopher Lopez couch his ruling on the…
Diamond Sports Exits Bankruptcy as Re-org Approved
Twenty months after Diamond Sports Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the owner and operator of the 16 FanDuel Sports Network RSNs on Thursday was granted…
Diamond RSNs to Offer Single-Game Buys as Court Hearing Looms
On the eve of a bankruptcy court hearing that will determine the fate of the Diamond Sports Group RSNs, the company has announced plans to begin offering fans the…
Diamond-FanDuel Naming Rights Cleared as Marlins Renew With RSN
Seven months after Diamond Sports Group revealed it would be cutting ties with legacy naming-rights partner Bally Sports, a U.S. bankruptcy court on Friday approved the…
Minnesota Twins for Sale as Pohlad Family Hires Allen & Company
The owners of the Minnesota Twins have retained investment bank Allen & Company to explore a sale of the MLB franchise. The Pohlad family informed employees this…
MLB Wants Answers as Diamond Bankruptcy Case Rounds Home
In what is likely to be the final court hearing before a bankruptcy judge rules on the fate of Diamond Sports Group next month, Major League Baseball took another step…
Guardians, Brewers, Twins Head to MLB Media as RSN Era Ends
The fates of three MLB clubs came into sharper resolution on Tuesday afternoon, as the league announced it would assume in-market media production and distribution for…
Diamond Looks to Retain Some MLB Contracts as Chapter 11 Exit Looms
In the wake of last week’s revelation that Diamond Sports Group was looking to tear up all but one of its extant MLB rights deals, the owner of the Bally Sports-branded…
Diamond Sports Group Plans to Drop All MLB Teams Except Braves
Diamond Sports Group on Wednesday told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas that it has informed its remaining MLB partners that it plans to void…
Court OKs Diamond Sports’ NBA, NHL Deals Ahead of Key Fall Hearing
While Diamond Sports in recent weeks has managed to secure crucial rights deals with the NBA and NHL as well as a new carriage agreement with Comcast, the owner of the…
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