Bally Sports will likely go bankrupt.

[Ridge1982]

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Today it is being reported that Sincalir’s Sports Channels are preparing for bankruptcy. This would include the Bally Sports RSNs. The company called Diamond Sports Group LLC, which runs Sincalirs sports channels, is reportedly $8.6 billion in debt. Sinclair is hoping to strike a deal to help...

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I hope Stillman and DeWitt join forces and form a new network that obviously encompasses the Blues and Cardinals, but also the local NCAA Division I schools ( Lindenwood hockey and SLU basketball), Missouri Valley Conference Basketball and Football games including the Indiana Pacers. That should be enough to fill an entire calendar.

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[TheDizee]

Hopefully this means they won't be able to broadcast games anymore and save us from watching this shitshow.

 

[ort]

All of these sports leagues and cable broadcasters have engaged in so many anti-consumer shenanigans through the years that I hope they all implode.

Just give your fans what they want without all of the stupid nonsense. We have money, you have the product, stop playing ****ing games. Stop all the stupid backroom deals and whatnot and just give us what we want at a fair price and make it easy for your customers.

 

[Reality Czech]

Bally Sports RSNs Are Reportedly Preparing For Bankruptcy | Cord Cutters News

Today it is being reported that Sincalir’s Sports Channels are preparing for bankruptcy. This would include the Bally Sports RSNs. The company called Diamond Sports Group LLC, which runs Sincalirs sports channels, is reportedly $8.6 billion in debt. Sinclair is hoping to strike a deal to help...

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I hope Stillman and DeWitt join forces and form a new network that obviously encompasses the Blues and Cardinals, but also the local NCAA Division I schools ( Lindenwood hockey and SLU basketball), Missouri Valley Conference Basketball and Football games including the Indiana Pacers. That should be enough to fill an entire calendar.

That would be cool, though not sure how realistic it is. I wonder if regional cable networks are just not feasable anymore and teams/leagues will start to look at streaming options for local broadcasts.

While it kind of sucks from a Cardinals/Blues perspective that Bally is going out of business, all I'll say it I won't miss the ticker at all.

 

[TurgPavs]

Bally Sports RSNs Are Reportedly Preparing For Bankruptcy | Cord Cutters News

Today it is being reported that Sincalir’s Sports Channels are preparing for bankruptcy. This would include the Bally Sports RSNs. The company called Diamond Sports Group LLC, which runs Sincalirs sports channels, is reportedly $8.6 billion in debt. Sinclair is hoping to strike a deal to help...

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I hope Stillman and DeWitt join forces and form a new network that obviously encompasses the Blues and Cardinals, but also the local NCAA Division I schools ( Lindenwood hockey and SLU basketball), Missouri Valley Conference Basketball and Football games including the Indiana Pacers. That should be enough to fill an entire calendar.

MLB< NBA, and the NHL almost bought out Bally sports back in September 2022. I would imagine they will reengage in those discussions soon, if they haven't already.

MLB Part of Reported Bid to Buy Bally Sports

This is potential good news for Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars fans unable to watch the teams in their home market.

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[Vladys Gumption]

I just hope whatever the replacement is gets the act together. Because Bally’s streaming platform is absolute dogshit. Almost impossible to watch games on it for me at times.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Blues should go to channel 11 like when I was a kid. Lol

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Blues should go to channel 11 like when I was a kid. Lol

KPLR?

 

[Linkens Mastery]

KPLR?

Yeah, that one. Lol

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Yeah, that one. Lol

Childhood memories.

 

[PJJJP]

I wonder how this impacts the future cap

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Bally was god awful tonight.

I wonder how this impacts the future cap

I think it will effect the Cards roster more than the NHL caphit

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Bally was god awful tonight.


I think it will effect the Cards roster more than the NHL caphit

I was stuck on the Sportsnet broadcast, but Dave Reid as a studio analyst was great.

 

[GoldenSeal]

As if no one foresaw how this would work out lol. Bally’s can go join the Yotes staying in AZ for boneheaded decisions made by Bettman. Keep stacking it up, Buddy!!

 

[Eldon Reid]

Bally lasted roughly 2 years. Some smart business decision there.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

As if no one foresaw how this would work out lol. Bally’s can go join the Yotes staying in AZ for boneheaded decisions made by Bettman. Keep stacking it up, Buddy!!

I think you’re blaming the wrong person here. If anything, this was a bone headed move by Stillman as Bettman wouldn’t be the one negotiating with RSNs.

 

[Renard]

Yeah, that one. Lol

Could they somehow be sponsored by Falstaff beer?

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Blues should go to channel 11 like when I was a kid. Lol

Sign me up. Bring back Ken Wilson and put Brett Hull on color commentary!

 

[Xerloris]

I would pay 20$ a month for a stand alone Cardinals/Blues streaming service.

 

[ort]

Part of me kind of misses the days of watching the Blues on KPLR on a crappy 12" CRT TV. Oh baby!

It is kind of funny how we (and by we, I mean me) like to complain about all the ways watching sports sucks now... but the reality is that it is a million times better in just about every way it can be better. The problem is that we all know it can actually be much better than it is and it's not technology holding it back, it's contractual anti-consumer nonsense.

Anyway, the other thing about watching Blues in the 80s/90s was that like a third of all games weren't even on TV during that era. In the late 90s, early 00s, we got about 90% of the games. It wasn't until the mid 2010s that they finally started showing us every single game. I feel like we've taken a step back with this ESPN+ nonsense.

Who remembers having to call a phone number to get the score updates? Those were the good ol days...

 

[Xerloris]

Part of me kind of misses the days of watching the Blues on KPLR on a crappy 12" CRT TV. Oh baby!

It is kind of funny how we (and by we, I mean me) like to complain about all the ways watching sports sucks now... but the reality is that it is a million times better in just about every way it can be better. The problem is that we all know it can actually be much better than it is and it's not technology holding it back, it's contractual anti-consumer nonsense.

Anyway, the other thing about watching Blues in the 80s/90s was that like a third of all games weren't even on TV during that era. In the late 90s, early 00s, we got about 90% of the games. It wasn't until the mid 2010s that they finally started showing us every single game. I feel like we've taken a step back with this ESPN+ nonsense.

Who remembers having to call a phone number to get the score updates? Those were the good ol days...

it sucks now because they want to nickle and dime you to f***ing death to watch hockey and then black out the games. They need to just let me pay one f***ing provider a monthly and let me watch the f***ing games, the end, period.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

it sucks now because they want to nickle and dime you to f***ing death to watch hockey and then black out the games. They need to just let me pay one f***ing provider a monthly and let me watch the f***ing games, the end, period.

Or you could pay $0.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Or you could pay $0.

You mean let advertising pay for it? Whadda concept!

 

[AjaxManifesto]

I still think NHLtv is the way to go. That was several years ago. Just fix the stupid home market blackout and strip away the excessive pre and post game production costs. I would pay $24/month to watch all NHL games this way. I would even recommend synching the broadcast with local radio broadcast. Save even more money.

The problem is that compromises need to be made on the production side and on the consumer side for this to work. This is hard since everyone and their brother gets locked into their own business model or viewer expectations.

 

[Blueston]

I still think NHLtv is the way to go. That was several years ago. Just fix the stupid home market blackout and strip away the excessive pre and post game production costs. I would pay $24/month to watch all NHL games this way. I would even recommend synching the broadcast with local radio broadcast. Save even more money.

The problem is that compromises need to be made on the production side and on the consumer side for this to work. This is hard since everyone and their brother gets locked into their own business model or viewer expectations.

Games are on ESPN+ now. It's only local markets where there is issue.