Bally Sports and MSG RSN Are Reportedly Preparing For Bankruptcy

[Bruce]

Sphere Entertainment, which owns and operates MSG Networks, filed an 8-K "current report" with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday night indicating that it reached a forbearance agreement with lenders that extends through March 29.

 

[navychop]

So deadlines are mere suggestions now?

 

[comfortably_numb]

Kansas City Royals will air some 2025 games OTA

LIST: Royals games airing on KCTV5, KSMO-TV for 2025 season

Two weeks ago, Gray Media and the Kansas City Royals announced a partnership to air 10 regular season games on local television.

www.kctv5.com

 

[osu1991]

As many games as there are during the NBA and MLB seasons, the teams should be doing deals to show a weekly game on local OTA networks. That would draw some interest back to the teams from the casual viewers

 

[comfortably_numb]

I'm hoping this shift back to OTA for KC is a sign of things to come. They have a deal with FanDuel but this is the first time in decades they've shown any games OTA.

 

[Bruce]

As many games as there are during the NBA and MLB seasons, the teams should be doing deals to show a weekly game on local OTA networks. That would draw some interest back to the teams from the casual viewers

Teams (MLB, NBA, NHL) should show a game a week on a service like Pluto TV also.

So many cord cutters do not understand if you put a antenna up, you get a bunch of free stations.

Or, they just do not bother, my daughter fits that category, everything is streaming, does not care about OTA stations.

 

[comfortably_numb]

does not care about OTA stations.

I guarantee that if an MLB team went entirely (or mostly) OTA, people would care.

 

[dishdude]

So many cord cutters do not understand if you put a antenna up, you get a bunch of free stations.

Or, they just do not bother, my daughter fits that category, everything is streaming, does not care about OTA stations.

I think they know, there's just nothing on them worth watching. I have one and barely use it, the local TV stations post the local news and weather on YouTube, I also like to watch the monologues for the late shows and I catch them on YouTube. OTA and Cable are dying because the programming sucks.

MLB thinking they can get big money for games is a joke, most younger people would rather watch paint dry than baseball on TV.

 

[Bruce]

I guarantee that if an MLB team went entirely (or mostly) OTA, people would care.

No, the vast majority will not.

Only 18 Million Households watch TV via a Antenna, which is 15%

But, as of 2024, over 42% only watch TV via streaming.

Then the fact that MLB receives terrible ratings, which I have posted in this forum multiple times, RSNs only receives 1-3% of the total audience.

Nielsen Sees Uptick in Over-the-Air Households

18.6 million homes using antennas, or 15% of the U.S.

www.nexttv.com

 

[comfortably_numb]

No, the vast majority will not.

Well, the networks must think so, since several markets are reintroducing games via OTA.

 

[Bruce]

Well, the networks must think so, since several markets are reintroducing games via OTA.

Which does not mean the vast majority will watch.

 

[b4pjoe]

if you put a antenna up, you get a bunch of free stations.

Not me.

 

[Bruce]

Not me.

But the majority can.

I live in what is considered a rural area ( in my opinion, it is more semirural), yet I receive every station via the antenna.

But, I do not watch TV that way, maybe 2 Football games via the antenna, nothing else, in the last 12 months.

Why watch a bit staved OTA signal ( due to all the sub channels) in 720P/1080i, where I can view the content in real 1080P/4K, via the streaming services.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Why watch a bit staved OTA signal ( due to all the sub channels) in 720P/1080i, where I can view the content in real 1080P/4K, via the streaming services

Doubtful that the majority of football fans are videophiles.

 

[savarese04]

I think they know, there's just nothing on them worth watching. I have one and barely use it, the local TV stations post the local news and weather on YouTube, I also like to watch the monologues for the late shows and I catch them on YouTube. OTA and Cable are dying because the programming sucks.

this is spot on. i'm savvy enough to know I can do this and have thought about it a few times. Every time though, I think what am i actually missing to want to deal with an OTA antenna and setting up an HDHR or whatever? The answer is generally nothing and so I still do not have an OTA antenna set up