Warner Bros. Discovery said Friday night that it is getting out of the RSN business. Ten MLB, NBA and NHL teams have distribution deals with the company through AT&T SportsNet and Warner Bros. Discovery has informed those teams that they have until the end of March to reach a deal to take their distribution rights back.the company said"AT&T SportsNet is not immune to the well-known challenges that the entire RSN industry is facing.
Per the SBJ, the AT&T SportsNet channels would file for Chapter 7 liquidation if they can’t reach rights agreements with the teams.The SportsNet announcement comes on the heels of news that Diamond Sports Group is also prepping to file for bankruptcy this spring. DSG owns and operates the Bally Sports regional networks and has the local television rights for over 40 MLB, NBA and NHL teams.
If the Bally Sports network crumbles ahead of the season, Manfred said MLB “would go directly to distributors — meaning Comcast, Charter, the big distributors — and make an agreeement to have those games distributed on cable networks.” He also said that teams would have more flexibility to stream their games. Right now, consumers can only view games in local markets through Bally’s streaming service or a television provider.
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