Shortly after seeing this story earlier today, I noticed Bally Sports tweet to promote a sponsored giveaway item that's scheduled for the Tampa Bay Rays game on July 9th. I hope the Rays got the sponsorship money up front. https://twitter.com/BallyRays/status/1626257396002656262
> On Feb 16, 2023, at 2:53 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > I watch a lot of out of market hockey on ESPN+ and I notice that a lot of > games are carried on Bally stations. Bally Sports is owned by the Diamond > Sports Group which is, in turn, owned by Sinclair. I was surprised to see the > article linked below about a press conference given by MLB Commissioner Rob > Manfred about what the MLB will do with DSG’s upcoming bankruptcy. > > DSG bought the rights to baseball from FOX for $10.4 billion a couple of > years ago and took out an $8 billion loan. This month they defaulted on a > $140 million interest payment which means they are headed for bankruptcy > court and a reorganization. That would make baseball (and hockey) teams that > have contracts with them into creditors who stand to get only a fraction of > what they are owed under contract. > > The reason DSG gives for their financial woes is the drop in revenue due to > cord cutting. Apparently AT&T Sports Networks are going through similar > problems as they paid baseball teams less than they were owed recently. > > https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35668388/rob-manfred-mlb-ready-diamond-sports-group-pay-teams > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFBwPXcUrzsp5Ryn64BmOgUytSFUiHQiFTxjNOcZ09Bjw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFBwPXcUrzsp5Ryn64BmOgUytSFUiHQiFTxjNOcZ09Bjw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CB5BC4FB-1F69-4E11-B5EB-BF51582C1954%40ellwanger.tv.
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