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ESPN has a story up recapping the current situation.
www.espn.com
of note - there was a good deal of discussion/speculation on MLB's efforts to offer its own streaming plan as a hub for multiple teams with no blackouts. the consensus seems to be that MLB will need to have the streaming rights to at least 15 teams and hopefully more to make this work. one un-named exec predicted that eventually, they might be able to get over 20 teams involved - but the big-money teams will fight any type of local media revenue-sharing.
But - the big but (as opposed to a big butt...) - in order for this to happen, Diamond has to fail in its bid to emerge from bankruptcy. If Diamond survives, it will be almost impossible for MLB to make its plan work.
oh, the story also recaps that Diamond has sold its naming rights to FanDuel - so if Diamond survives, its RSN's will re-brand as FanDuel Sports this Fall.
'Brutal': The state of RSNs, bankruptcy and what it means for people who can't watch baseball
As Diamond Sports' bankruptcy chaos continues, fans who can't follow their teams on TV are "furious." What's next?
of note - there was a good deal of discussion/speculation on MLB's efforts to offer its own streaming plan as a hub for multiple teams with no blackouts. the consensus seems to be that MLB will need to have the streaming rights to at least 15 teams and hopefully more to make this work. one un-named exec predicted that eventually, they might be able to get over 20 teams involved - but the big-money teams will fight any type of local media revenue-sharing.
But - the big but (as opposed to a big butt...) - in order for this to happen, Diamond has to fail in its bid to emerge from bankruptcy. If Diamond survives, it will be almost impossible for MLB to make its plan work.
oh, the story also recaps that Diamond has sold its naming rights to FanDuel - so if Diamond survives, its RSN's will re-brand as FanDuel Sports this Fall.
