Sinclair Won’t Bring Rebranded Fox Sports RSNs Direct-to-Consumer Until 2022
A the end of 2020, there was a lot of excitement around the prospect of Sinclair bringing their Bally Sports RSNs (formerly Fox Sports RSNs) as a direct-to-consumer offering.
In their announcement of their partnership with Ballys, company President and CEO Chris Ripley said their new streaming app will rollout first with TV Everywhere authentication, then they’ll be available via direct-to-consumer service.
But, during their Q4 2020 Investor Call, Ripley revealed that the direct-to-consumer version of the app won’t be available in 2022. “We are working on a direct-to-consumer product that is expected to launch in 2022, and will allow an unauthenticated user the ability to access and even subscribe to certain content from our RSNs, as well as other unique content.
Ripley did not give any details on pricing, nor did he reveal whether or not the DTC offering will include all games.
This will be an important change for Sinclair after the loss of distribution across streaming services. Sinclair has been having a rough go at when it comes maintaining carriage of its sports RSNs on streamers. And during the call, Ripley didn’t make it seem much progress has been made in them returning to services like YouTube TV or Hulu.
In 2020, YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, and fuboTV dropped the channels. In 2019, both Dish Network and Sling TV dropped the channels from their service.
For those who have access to Bally Sports RSNs through AT&T TV or your cable/satellite service – Ripley’s said their new app will launch ahead of the 2021 MLB season. “It will feature a more personalized and interactive viewing experience. The app will provide significantly enhanced functionally and a new design.”
He shared the initial version of the app will allow those with TV Everywhere Authentication the ability to watch games, with features like rewind and view replays, search for enhanced statistics and programming, access programming from the RSNs, and news coverage of the team.
What Bally Sports RSNs Carry Local Sports Teams?
Bally Regional Sports Networks broadcasts local telecasts of 14 MLB teams, 17 NBA teams and 13 NHL teams.
What Streaming Services Offer Bally Sports & Other RSNs?
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | GET $10 OFF | Sign Up | ||
| $74.99 | $85.98 | $69.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | |
| Altitude | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| AT&T SportsNet Southwest | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Arizona | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Carolinas | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Detroit | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Florida | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Indiana | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Kansas City | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Midwest | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports New Orleans | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports North | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Ohio | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Oklahoma | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports San Diego | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports SoCal | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports South | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Southeast | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Southwest | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Sun | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Tennessee | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports West | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bally Sports Wisconsin | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Arizona | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Carolinas | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Detroit | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Florida | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Indiana | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Kansas City | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Midwest | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports New Orleans | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports North | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Ohio | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Oklahoma | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Prime Ticket | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports San Diego | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports South | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Southeast | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Southwest | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Sun | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Tennessee | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports West | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Sports Wisconsin | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Longhorn Network | - | - | - | - | ^ $11 | - | - |
| Marquee Sports Network | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| MASN | ≥ $99.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MASN2 | ≥ $99.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MSG | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| MSG Sportsnet | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| NBC Sports Bay Area | ≥ $99.99 | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Boston | ≥ $99.99 | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports California | ≥ $99.99 | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Chicago | ≥ $99.99 | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Northwest | - | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Philadelphia | - | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Philadelphia+ | - | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Washington | ≥ $99.99 | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| NBC Sports Washington+ | - | • | • | - | - | - | - |
| NESN | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Root Sports Northwest | ≥ $99.99 | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spectrum SportsNet | ≥ $99.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spectrum SportsNet LA | ≥ $99.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SportsNet NY | ≥ $99.99 | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| SportsTime Ohio | ≥ $99.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| YES Network | ≥ $99.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |