So basically another year of me primarily listening to the Braves on the radio and then see where the dust falls.
So basically another year of me primarily listening to the Braves on the radio and then see where the dust falls.
Meanwhile, there are reports that the Rangers and Guardians could be dropped by Bally sooner rather than later and I believe the Twins contract just ran out and not renewed. The way things are looking for Bally, I’d just say let’s take our chances and have every team under contract be dropped now.
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Now Bally wants an extension until May 2024 to find a way out of bankruptcy. They’re just kicking the can down the street now.
https://cordcuttersnews.com/bally-sp...kruptcy/?amp=1
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Bally Sports may lose rights to MLB next week
https://cordcuttersnews.com/bally-sp...kely-go/?amp=1
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Can we go find a new tv deal then?
Ivermectin Man
This seems like it may be doom for some teams. Everyone is talking about it excitedly because of the hope of more lucrative deals, but Bally isn't circling the drain due to regional baseball coverage being a big moneymaker.
I only hope it results in blackouts ending. I'm not willing to pay for a cable package just to watch Braves games.
Go get him!
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Bally/FS has always sucked at selling ads, IMO, so they had to have been leaving some money on the table. Maybe it was just BSS/BSSE, or maybe they sold/ran ads to Atlanta-area only, or maybe they just ignored the "Xfinity streaming" feed, but it was 95-100% ads for either other BSS programming or US Ad Council ads, which can't be found anywhere else with such ubiquity and have to be low-hanging fruit.
Granted, if the rights transfer, the new holder may mail it in just as hard. But that's on them.
Just put them out of their misery, my God.
GovClintonTyree (12-10-2023)
Obviously, Friday is going to be a big day. So many what ifs if the judge sides against Bally. The only thing I'm fairly certain of if Bally winds up on the losing end of the decision in the hearing is the blackouts will be lifted in any steaming broadcasts, just like it was for the Padres and Diamondbacks. But as far as maybe a new network, syndication, things of that nature, I have no clue at the moment. I'm sure folks in the Atlanta market will get the games on their TV, but the rest of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Carolinas, that remains to be seen.
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In my dreams I hope for a solution where if you are in ANY market, you can choose ANY team to be represented for a fee. I would gladly pay $60 to get all Braves games on DTV INSTEAD of all Rockies games. It'll never happen.
MLB believes Bally Sports will shut down in 2024
https://cordcuttersnews.com/mlb-says...-down-in-2024/
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buck75 (12-22-2023)
Sinclair, MLB Looking for Clarity In Diamond Sports Group Banhttps://barrettsportsmedia.com/2023/...nkruptcy-case/kruptcy Case
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So today is the day of this hearing that could determine whether the Braves ans the other teams under contract with Bally will have at least another year with them or if Bally is out of business with MLB and likely done for period once the end of the basketball and hockey seasons arrive.
If I had to place a prediction, I think the results will allow one more year of Bally for the 2024 season. This to allow the teams to have a plan in place for 2025 and also to make it as little as an inconvenience to the customers, IE, the fans. But I wouldn't put any money on it. Bally/DSG has been kind of kicking the can for a while and it really seems like MLB is fed up with them.
Think we'll have an idea of Braves TV for next year by day's end.
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Yeah I think they'll hang on for one more year since the court seems to be determined to let them breach one contract at a time. And I can't see a way around that. It'd be nice if they'd apply a theory of anticipatory breach, or constructive breach, and put them, us, MLB and the teams being held hostage out of our collective misery.
Last edited by GovClintonTyree; 12-15-2023 at 09:03 AM.
Today, Bally Sports got a but of good news for them as the judge denied Sinclair's motion to make them pay immediately for management services. Meanwhile, MLB's motion for Bally to make a decision on contracts has been now has been pushed back to next month.
Details:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/bally-sp...th-bankruptcy/
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CC- thanks for staying on top of this for us !
buck75 (12-22-2023)