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Amazon to help save bankrupt Diamond Sports with $100M deal to stream five MLB teams: sources
Amazon is poised to stream the games of five Major League Baseball teams this season after extending a roughly $100 million lifeline to bankrupt broadcaster Diamond Sports —...
Your guide to MLB’s media crossroads
Major League Baseball heads into Hot Stove season at a sports media crossroads. The next moves could shape the finances of the game for years to come.
Sinclair Broadcasting wants to scoop up bankrupt RSN giant Diamond Sports: sources
Sinclair Broadcasting Group wants to pay pennies on the dollar to regain control of a nationwide chain of regional sports networks -- which it had paid $10.6 billion to acquire...
MLB, NBA and NHL unlikely to save struggling TV regional sports networks: sources
The nation's dominant owner of regional sports networks may be headed toward a bankruptcy filing that could hasten a nationwide migration of sports fans away from cable TV, The Post...
What JJ Redick's expanded role will look like in ESPN's NBA lineup
The former NBA sharpshooter is on the rise at ESPN, and NBA fans can plans to see plenty of him this season.
MLB, NBA and NHL may buy biggest owner of regional sports TV networks: sources
The leagues are expected to soon begin talks with Diamond Sports, which operates 21 Bally regional sports networks, sources said.
Chicago Cubs in talks to launch streaming service amid resistance from MLB: sources
The Chicago Cubs are in talks with media giant Sinclair Broadcasting to launch a streaming service for customers without a cable or satellite-TV subscription -- despite pushback from Major League...
Who’s in charge? Biden letting lefty Warren call the fin-reg shots
Sleepy President Joe Biden is letting Sen. Elizabeth Warren control the nation’s finance regulatory bodies -- which means bad news for the free-market economy, Charles Gasparino writes.
MLB in talks to launch nationwide streaming service for home games without cable TV
Major League Baseball is in talks to launch a nationwide video-streaming service that would enable fans to watch their teams' hometown games without a cable-TV subscription, The Post has learned.
Marchand and Ourand: Jimmy Pitaro talks ESPN's future
For their second episode, SBJ’s John Ourand and The Post’s Andrew Marchand welcome ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro to talk about direct-to-consumer products and more.
Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources
Sinclair Broadcasting Group, already the nation's dominant owner of regional sports networks, has made an offer to acquire NBCUniversal's seven regional sports networks, The Post has learned. If Sinclair succeeds...
Wynn Resorts loses bid to partner with Sinclair's sports TV networks: sources
Wynn Resorts just lost a bid to secure a toehold in the burgeoning TV sports gambling sector -- and some insiders fear it may have been the casino empire's biggest...
Bally's wants to bring sports betting to your TV
Sinclair Broadcast Group and casino operator Bally’s Corp. are teaming up to bet big on sports gambling, The Post has learned. The two companies just signed a deal for Sinclair...
Trump hosting Sinclair 'town hall' in White House Rose Garden
President Trump on Tuesday will tape a "town hall" event in the White House Rose Garden with Eric Bolling, the former Fox News host, for the Sinclair Broadcasting Network. The...
Sinclair kills controversial interview pushing Fauci conspiracy theory
Sinclair Broadcasting Group on Monday said it killed a news segment promoting a conspiracy theory that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, was responsible for the creation...
AT&T's auction to sell four regional sports channels falls short
AT&T’s auction to sell four regional sports networks appears to be faltering — the latest sign that the business of airing local sports is in trouble as Americans continue to...
Pelosi pissed: House speaker lashes out when asked if she hates Trump
A visibly angry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday lashed out at a reporter who asked her if she hated President Trump — asserting she didn’t hate anyone and pointedly...
Sinclair Broadcast Group skips out on impeachment hearings
Right-leaning TV network Sinclair Broadcast Group appears to have skipped Tuesday’s impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives. Stephanie Ruhle of NBC was happy to jump into its abandoned seat....
Amazon buys Disney's stake in YES Network
Disney just sold its stake in the New York Yankees’ pay-TV service to a group that includes Amazon. The film and entertainment giant on Thursday sold its 80% interest in...
Sinclair snaps up 21 local sports networks from 21st Century Fox
Twenty-one local sports networks that used to belong to 21st Century Fox — and carried games from the Miami Heat to the Atlanta Braves — are now owned by Sinclair...