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I've never researched the numbers but I bet if I did I'd find gambling is where the real money is.Our eyeballs are just comparative chump change when it comes to sports.Ever wonder why PPV sporting events can charge such huge amounts?
 
Chuck Summers said:
Anyone think this news could help bring back the RSN's to dish. More gamblers for them?
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If anything, it would help Sinclair hold out longer without needing to bring the channels back to Dish. Selling the naming rights gives Sinclair a revenue stream to replace the lost retransmission consent revenue from their disputes.
 
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Sinclair can jump off a cliff. I used to love sports, but so much money is being paid to broadcast sports... so then that money needs to be taken from us (or worse, people that don't even watch sports!). It makes no sense at all! At least ESPN and NBC Sports has programming. RSNs are glorified infomercial stations with games a few times a week (baseball would a handful of games a week). QVC pays for carriage, why in the heck do we need to pay for RSNs?!
 
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Don in CT said:
So Sinclair made their money back by licensing the naming rights.
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At least this finally explains why Sinclair did not re-brand the RSN's right away, as soon as they acquired them. Why go through a major re-brand, just to turn around and sell the naming rights so you have to re-brand them again? This way, they wait until the naming rights deal is done, and then get the re-brand over with all at once.
 
Seems to me that the rebranding is only successful if they get eyeballs watching games to advertise Bally. With the asset write down that Sinclair took, and the naming rights revenue, I can see them going back to providers with much more reasonable terms.
 
TomD said:
Seems to me that the rebranding is only successful if they get eyeballs watching games to advertise Bally. With the asset write down that Sinclair took, and the naming rights revenue, I can see them going back to providers with much more reasonable terms.
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It's only successful with national legalized gambling.
 
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Here is where Dish could be winning... Sinclair is going to be selling access to their RSN's WITHOUT needing a cable bundle. Dish could win some subscribers by lowering their rates for 2021 or having a minimal increase - DirecTV just announced a hike plus they renewed their Sinclair RSN's last year .

Makes you also wonder if in Dish's negotiations with Sinclair next year when the locals come up for renewal if the RSN's would be an a-la-carte purchase at the same price whatever RSN's would be without the cable bundle.

But Sinclair president and CEO Chris Ripley said Thursday that what now is known as Fox Sports Midwest, as well as other regional sports networks Sinclair owns nationwide, will be available for customers to purchase independently.

www.stltoday.com

Relief may loom for those shut out of Fox Sports Midwest

Channel that shows Cardinals, Blues and SLU is to be made available to be purchased separately, helping those whose service has dropped the station.
www.stltoday.com www.stltoday.com
 
I bet the a-la-carte price will be high enough that Directv's bundled price would still be cheaper than the combined cost of the RSN and a comparable Dish basic package subscription, though.
 
ChadT41 said:
Probably still require AT120+ and above.
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Sad, but true. Sinclair's direct-to-consumer offering would have no such restriction, possibly allowing subscribers to save money by getting that along with a cheaper offering from Dish such as Welcome Pack. That would not be a "comparable" package to Directv's bundle, though.
 
crodrules said:
Sad, but true. Sinclair's direct-to-consumer offering would have no such restriction, possibly allowing subscribers to save money by getting that along with a cheaper offering from Dish such as Welcome Pack. That would not be a "comparable" package to Directv's bundle, though.
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That would be dependent on who is looking. Some people would consider it. Others, especially rural, not so much.
 
zippyfrog said:
Looks like they are going to be rebranded "Ballys Sports Network" or something like that, named after Ballys Casinos.

nypost.com

Exclusive | Sinclair Broadcast Group to rename sports channels after Bally’s casinos

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 to rename its 21 spo…
nypost.com nypost.com
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really don't care what they are called, would like them available
with covid........watching tv is about the only thing left
 
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