North West filmed herself preparing food for her dogs after Kim Kardashian received backlash for a past video of their pets.
21.12.2022 - 20:53 / deadline.com
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Bally Sports regional networks, which have long been absent from major streaming pay-TV bundles like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling, have reached a carriage deal with FuboTV.
The deal will see the 19 RSNs added to Fubo’s lineup in the coming weeks. The agreement deepens the ties between the companies, which already have a carriage pact for Sinclair’s local TV stations as well as the Tennis Channel and Chicago’s Marquee Sports Network.
Fubo, which launched in 2015 as a sports-centric bundle, has evolved into a general entertainment service with more than 1.2 million subscribers.
Like its rivals in the streaming pay-TV sector, Fubo had long pushed back on Sinclair’s aggressive terms for the Bally RSNs, which the company acquired for $10.6 billion in an auction prompted by the Disney-Fox deal. Established in the 1990s and 2000s when pay-TV subscriber numbers were climbing, the RSN business model features exorbitant fees paid by distributors. While that has always meant a degree of friction in distribution conversations, the recent decline of linear viewership as well as cord-cutting have decimated the original business propositions of RSNs.
A number of major distributors, among them Dish, which operates Sling, have refused to pay the elevated carriage fees. Bally also has rolled out its own subscription streaming outlet, Bally Sports+, further complicating the picture.
“RSNs are integral to FuboTV’s sports-first content strategy and our mission to superserve local passionate sports fans,” said Henry Ahn, chief business officer, FuboTV. “We are very pleased to bring Fubo subscribers significant local sports coverage through our new partnership with Bally Sports, the nation’s leader in
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