Where can I find the Canes game on TV?

[LostInaLostWorld]

Bally may cut deal with YTTV

Bally Sports Reportedly Hopes to Strike Deals With YouTube TV & Hulu To Save The Channel | Cord Cutters News

Last week, The New York Post reported that a deal had been reached between Comcast and DIRECTV to extend Bally Sports’ contracts with the pay-TV providers. Cord Cutters News has since independently confirmed the news. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Diamond Sports, the parent company...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[DaveG]

that would be huge for me. Though I'd still keep ESPN+ and my VPN for other reasons. I have the feeling that Sinclair is coming down in their asking price because it's the only way they can hope to keep afloat, and YTTV is realizing the RSNs were one of the big drawing cards there initially for many people.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Tv related….a bunch of channels projected to close:

Endangered Species: Disney Junior, BET, IFC, Syfy, Fox Sports 2 and TCM Among the Basic Cable Channels Listed as Facing Carriage Extinction

S&P Global Market Intelligence breaks down how newfangled carriage deals favor SVODs over smaller pay TV networks

www.nexttv.com

 

[chaz4hockey]

Haven’t seen this for Canes yet:

Bally Sports Confirms It Will Carry Lightning Games as Clock Ticks on Bankruptcy | Cord Cutters News

In a rare bright spot for Bally Sports, the regional sports network confirmed that its Florida-based Bally Sports Sun local station will broadcast 71 Lightning games during the 2023-24 NHL season, according to a joint statement from the team and network. It’s a potential lifeline for Bally...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[Negan4Coach]

So where is the game tonight being broadcast?

 

[MustardStew]

So where is the game tonight being broadcast?

Should be on Bally Sports South.
Gettable on ESPN+ for our out of town friends. Unless NHL picks it up, of course.

Confused yet? Thankfully, I'll be there haha

 

[Negan4Coach]

Should be on Bally Sports South.
Gettable on ESPN+ for our out of town friends. Unless NHL picks it up, of course.

Confused yet? Thankfully, I'll be there haha

Yes.

Apparently, despite the volumes upon volumes of text on the subject here- I've discovered the BLUF:

Precisely nothing has changed from last year- you just log into Bally Sports South and there it is.

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

Sports returning to over the air.

Why sports are returning to free over-the-air TV

As the universe of cable homes gets smaller, teams are turning back to broadcast channels to reach more fans.

www.latimes.com

 

[Negan4Coach]

Is anyone else having trouble with the Bally sports app? I've been able to see the games on it until now but I can't even sign in on my TV or iPad, or even create a new account. Disabled the VPN too.

 

[Jerkob Slavin]

Is anyone else having trouble with the Bally sports app? I've been able to see the games on it until now but I can't even sign in on my TV or iPad, or even create a new account. Disabled the VPN too.

Bally Sports is utter garbage right now on my TV (firestick). Keeps crashing. When I restart, I have to sign in again. Missed the end of the game tonight because it wouldn't reconnect - kept saying "out of bounds." I googled it for a fix and found lots of people pissed off at a very expensive streaming service that is not consistently delivering. Customer support appears to be lacking as well.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Sinclair Makes Offer to Purchase Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks from Diamond Sports

SBG made a bargain-basement offer to scoop up the assets of its subsidiary Diamond Sports Group, but would it try to revive the channels or strip them for parts?

thestreamable.com

 

[Negan4Coach]

Bally Sports is utter garbage right now on my TV (firestick). Keeps crashing. When I restart, I have to sign in again. Missed the end of the game tonight because it wouldn't reconnect - kept saying "out of bounds." I googled it for a fix and found lots of people pissed off at a very expensive streaming service that is not consistently delivering. Customer support appears to be lacking as well.

Bally's seems to be back up and running fine, after they bent the knee a few days ago and apologized and offered rebates.

 

[hblueridgegal]

 

[chaz4hockey]

The distribution world continues to change:

ESPN Has Lost Almost 4 Million Subscribers and MLB Network Has Lost Over 11 Million Subscribers in the Last Year as Cord Cutting Grows | Cord Cutters News

Cord cutting in 2023 has continued to grow, hitting some of the most popular networks hard. According to a new report from Nielsen, some of the most popular cable TV networks have lost millions of paying customers in the last 12 months. ESPN has lost 4 million subscribers since December of 2022...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[chaz4hockey]

Some articles out today suggesting Bally Midwest lost $13M LY after earning a small profit in '22. I presume Cord Cutting is the hammer:

Diamond Sports could drop St. Louis broadcasts next year after bankruptcy

Diamond Sports, the parent company of St. Louis regional sports network Bally Sports Midwest, could drop local broadcasts as soon as next year, according to recent court proceedings.

fox2now.com

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Personally, I'm just tired of sports teams being greedy. There are endless entertainment options, sportsball. You guys are not as special as you think. Make it easy for me to pay $10/mo to see my favorite team? I'm in. Play a bunch of games about VPNs and multiple services and all that nonsense? I'm out.

Get the message. It's not hard. Cater to your customers instead of trying to hold them hostage.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Mark Cuban’s Mavs sale could be the nail in the coffin for Bally Sports in Dallas

After Mark Cuban sold a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to a Las Vegas casino family, Bally's future with the team looks to be coming to an end soon.

www.dallasnews.com

Article detailing 15% cut in revenues for teams and what the sale of Dallas does for franchise going forward. Item I disagree with is how Cuban may be banking on local stations to carry product and enhance revenues that way. Perhaps, but local station owners have been asking for big increases in subscriber rates and as a result the streamers/cable companies are beginning to push back. Teams may get on local channels but find that their product isn't being locally distributed in volume.

Interesting times.

btw: I've never seen P&L info come out re: Bally Sports South so we can get a picture of how they are looking at their Carolina/Charlotte teams going forward.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Curve ball:

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/amazon-in-talks-to-invest-in-diamond-sports-b07af4d9?mod=mhp

 

[MinJaBen]

Curve ball:

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/amazon-in-talks-to-invest-in-diamond-sports-b07af4d9?mod=mhp

Canes games with Prime membership?



Please please please please please please...

 

[Svechhammer]

Canes games with Prime membership?



Please please please please please please...

PLEASE, this would be like going from the outhouse to the penthouse

 

[chaz4hockey]

Diamond looks to survive with Amazon as the deep pocketed owner/broadcaster going forward.

Diamond Sports Group Enters into Restructuring Support Agreement that Provides Framework for Comprehensive Reorganization Plan to Emerge from Chapter 11 as a Going Concern

Diamond Sports Group (“Diamond” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”) with its largest

www.businesswire.com

Amazon poised to save bankrupt Diamond Sports with $100M deal to stream five MLB teams: sources

Copy a Article Amazon is poised to stream the games of five Major League Baseball teams this season after extending a roughly $100 million lifeline to bankrupt broadcaster Diamond Sports — an…

nypost.com

 

[Justicebork]

I mean, its a lifeline.

 

[hblueridgegal]

I suggested this acquisition to my son last year - who works for the sports division of the investor. Purely coincidental but glad it came to fruition.

 

[Svechhammer]

Just getting the games on Prime is a huge win for us

 

[chaz4hockey]

Just getting the games on Prime is a huge win for us

For sure for locals that have a Prime membership. Out of town folks will continue to need an ESPN+ membership (or other pathways to view).