Regional Sports Networks moving in new directions

Pro Hockey News has been following the trials and tribulations of the regional sports network (RSN) arena for the last four years. In early January of this year, Diamond Sports Group (DSG), emerged from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The problems with … Continue reading

Diamond Sports Group cuts baseball broadcasting

ProHockeyNews has been monitoring the Diamond Sports Group’s (DSG) business and legal issues for more than a year now.This week, bankrupt DSG announced that it has terminated the contracts with 11 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for the 2025 season. … Continue reading

Panthers, Stars leave local RSNs for free, over-the-air stations

The collapse of the regional sports networks (RSN) seems to have gathered speed over the last week and a half. One week ago, the Miami Herald reported that the NHL’s Florida Panthers switched their game broadcasts from the RSN, Bally … Continue reading

Bally Sports+, Diamond take another hit in RSN market

The regional sports network saga has been simmering for more than a year now. In 2023, as the Major League Baseball season was winding down its regular season, the San Diego Padres had to unload their star, Juan Soto, to … Continue reading

Diamond Sports Group. Bally Sports dropped by Comcast

ProHockeyNews has covered the chaos in the regional sport networks (RSN) over the last year. On Tuesday night, 18 of the RSNs were blacked out at 11:59 PM. That included Game 5 of the opening round series of the Stanley … Continue reading

Regional Sports Network, Diamond Sports Group files Chapter 11

It is no longer breaking news that regional sports networks (RSN) are in financial trouble. The Diamond Sports Groups (Diamond, DSG), the largest conglomerate of RSNs in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 14 March. As reported … Continue reading