Major League Baseball appeared poised to reclaim all of the local rights held by Diamond Sports Group, but now the future is decidedly more clouded.
Baseball fans from coast to coast are gearing up for the start of the 2024 MLB season. Opening Day is set for Thursday, March 28, and this year will see an even dozen teams play most of their games on a Bally Sports-branded regional sports network (Rsn). Bally Sports’ parent company Diamond Sports Group (Dsg) is still in bankruptcy proceedings, but in March it filed a reorganization plan that will potentially see it exit bankruptcy and emerge as a going concern. MLB’s eagerness to reclaim all of its rights from Diamond and change its relationship with RSNs has been clear for months, but where do things stand between the two organizations ahead of the 2024 season?
In 2024, 12 MLB teams will see their games broadcast in local markets on Bally Sports channels.
Baseball fans from coast to coast are gearing up for the start of the 2024 MLB season. Opening Day is set for Thursday, March 28, and this year will see an even dozen teams play most of their games on a Bally Sports-branded regional sports network (Rsn). Bally Sports’ parent company Diamond Sports Group (Dsg) is still in bankruptcy proceedings, but in March it filed a reorganization plan that will potentially see it exit bankruptcy and emerge as a going concern. MLB’s eagerness to reclaim all of its rights from Diamond and change its relationship with RSNs has been clear for months, but where do things stand between the two organizations ahead of the 2024 season?
In 2024, 12 MLB teams will see their games broadcast in local markets on Bally Sports channels.
- 3/27/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
When Chris Wedge's animated film "Ice Age" first came out in 2002, it was considered novel and striking for many reasons. It was set in prehistoric times yet eschewed dinosaurs in favor of megafauna living in the Pleistocene Epoch. The three main characters were a sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo), a smilodon named Diego (Denis Leary), and a mammoth named Manfred aka Manny (Ray Romano), and they were engaged in a great migration to flee the oncoming Ice Age. The plot of their first movie apes John Ford's 1946 Western "3 Godfathers," as the three animals discover a human infant that they must keep safe and deliver back to the then-evolutionarily-novel homo sapiens living nearby.
The design of "Ice Age" was striking, aiming for broad, stylized characters that were markedly different from the friendly, big-eyed protagonists of Disney pictures. It certainly helped that the "Ice Age" movies featured a character named Scrat,...
The design of "Ice Age" was striking, aiming for broad, stylized characters that were markedly different from the friendly, big-eyed protagonists of Disney pictures. It certainly helped that the "Ice Age" movies featured a character named Scrat,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Once the NFL’s current broadcasting deal ends, it could simply decide to stream all of its games itself.
The NFL is being cautious and deliberate in its forays into streaming. Streaming-exclusive games are just now becoming commonplace for the league, which will show both a regular season and a playoff game only on NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock this year. ESPN+, NFL Sunday Ticket, Paramount+, and Prime Video also stream the NFL, but outside of those platforms only the league’s proprietary streaming service NFL+ holds the rights to stream any games.
NFL+ drove a huge bump in sports-specific streaming service signups when it launched last year. The league’s current broadcast deal with TV and streaming providers ends in 2032, as does its deal with Amazon to stream “Thursday Night Football.” With a strong profit-sharing system in place, there’s nothing to stop the league from creating its own...
The NFL is being cautious and deliberate in its forays into streaming. Streaming-exclusive games are just now becoming commonplace for the league, which will show both a regular season and a playoff game only on NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock this year. ESPN+, NFL Sunday Ticket, Paramount+, and Prime Video also stream the NFL, but outside of those platforms only the league’s proprietary streaming service NFL+ holds the rights to stream any games.
NFL+ drove a huge bump in sports-specific streaming service signups when it launched last year. The league’s current broadcast deal with TV and streaming providers ends in 2032, as does its deal with Amazon to stream “Thursday Night Football.” With a strong profit-sharing system in place, there’s nothing to stop the league from creating its own...
- 11/28/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The Dodgers are issuing a mea culpa.
L.A.’s Major League Baseball team whipped up a firestorm of controversy after rescinding an invite made to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a charitable drag group that dresses like nuns — to accept a “community hero award” on the field of Dodger Stadium at LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16.
But the Dodgers issued an apology and reversal of that decision on Monday.
“After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” a statement posted to Twitter read.
In its own statement, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence said, “This morning our Abbess, Sister Dominia, and another board member, Sister Bearonce Knows,...
L.A.’s Major League Baseball team whipped up a firestorm of controversy after rescinding an invite made to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a charitable drag group that dresses like nuns — to accept a “community hero award” on the field of Dodger Stadium at LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16.
But the Dodgers issued an apology and reversal of that decision on Monday.
“After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” a statement posted to Twitter read.
In its own statement, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence said, “This morning our Abbess, Sister Dominia, and another board member, Sister Bearonce Knows,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prolific Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen (Riders of Justice, Adams Apples, Men & Chicken), is dipping back into his deep well of dark comedy for his upcoming film, Back to Reality.
The film is described as a drama/crime comedy mashup involving a bank robbery, Anker, who gets released after a jail stint for a heist from which the money was never recovered. The only one who knows where the loot is buried is Anker’s brother Manfred, but the shock of his childhood trauma has sent him fleeing to an alter ego who has no recollection of the money. Hoping to unlock Manfred’s memory, the brothers travel to their childhood home and start digging, physically and psychologically. Back to Reality is currently in preproduction and in the final phase of financing.
No cast has been confirmed but Jensen is a frequent collaboration with Danish star Mads Mikkelsen, the...
The film is described as a drama/crime comedy mashup involving a bank robbery, Anker, who gets released after a jail stint for a heist from which the money was never recovered. The only one who knows where the loot is buried is Anker’s brother Manfred, but the shock of his childhood trauma has sent him fleeing to an alter ego who has no recollection of the money. Hoping to unlock Manfred’s memory, the brothers travel to their childhood home and start digging, physically and psychologically. Back to Reality is currently in preproduction and in the final phase of financing.
No cast has been confirmed but Jensen is a frequent collaboration with Danish star Mads Mikkelsen, the...
- 5/19/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Whishaw Unveils First Project Since BAFTA TV Win
Exclusive: Ben Whishaw has unveiled his first project since being awarded his latest BAFTA TV Award. The This Is Going to Hurt star is leading short film Good Boy, the directorial debut from Mainstream co-writer Tom Stuart, which filmed on the Glastonbury Festival site in April. In Good Boy, Whishaw stars with Marion Bailey (The Crown) as a son and mother whose attempt to rob a bank is scuppered by bizarre manifestations from their past. Inspired by the writer-director’s own experience of bereavement, the personal film explores the insidious malleability of grief and the unexpected ways it asserts itself in daily life. “The pandemic has brought us an unprecedented amount of death and behind it a dark wave of grief,” said Stuart. “I’ve learnt that it’s only by talking about my grief that I’m able to loosen...
Exclusive: Ben Whishaw has unveiled his first project since being awarded his latest BAFTA TV Award. The This Is Going to Hurt star is leading short film Good Boy, the directorial debut from Mainstream co-writer Tom Stuart, which filmed on the Glastonbury Festival site in April. In Good Boy, Whishaw stars with Marion Bailey (The Crown) as a son and mother whose attempt to rob a bank is scuppered by bizarre manifestations from their past. Inspired by the writer-director’s own experience of bereavement, the personal film explores the insidious malleability of grief and the unexpected ways it asserts itself in daily life. “The pandemic has brought us an unprecedented amount of death and behind it a dark wave of grief,” said Stuart. “I’ve learnt that it’s only by talking about my grief that I’m able to loosen...
- 5/19/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
LA Pride will not be participating in this year’s Los Angeles Dodgers Pride Night following the baseball team’s decision to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a nonprofit charity made up of drag nuns, from the event after facing pressure from conservatives.
“As a longstanding partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, we are very disappointed in their decision to rescind their invitation to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at the 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night,” LA Pride said in a statement Thursday night. “As a...
“As a longstanding partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, we are very disappointed in their decision to rescind their invitation to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at the 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night,” LA Pride said in a statement Thursday night. “As a...
- 5/19/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Bowing to pressure from conservatives including Sen. Marco Rubio, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Wednesday that they had uninvited an LGBTQ charity and drag performance group from participation in their annual Pride Night. The organization, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, is an order of “queer and trans nuns” devoted to “community service, ministry, and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity, and spiritual enlightenment,” according to their self-description.
Known for their campy, gender-fluid religious costumes and demonstrations, the Sisters have scandalized Catholics...
Known for their campy, gender-fluid religious costumes and demonstrations, the Sisters have scandalized Catholics...
- 5/17/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
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Mugler is the latest designer to collaborate with H&m — and the collection launched on Thursday, May 11 at 7 a.m. Pt/10 a.m. Et online and in select stores at 8 a.m. local time.
Helmed by creative director Casey Cadwallader, Mugler and the fast-fashion retailer have released womenswear, menswear, swimwear and accessories ($30-$749) that nod to the avant-garde label’s iconic silhouettes. Think bold shoulder dresses, cutout bodysuits for different skin shades, sculpturally-tailored evening gowns, cropped denim jackets, corseted suit sets finished with edgy hardware, drapey leather trench coats and more. There are also sheer gloves and tights, leather baseball caps, trippy silk-blend scarves, bold logo buckle belts, press-on nails, oversized leather tote bags, body chain jewelry and more.
The collection is available at H&m stores in...
Mugler is the latest designer to collaborate with H&m — and the collection launched on Thursday, May 11 at 7 a.m. Pt/10 a.m. Et online and in select stores at 8 a.m. local time.
Helmed by creative director Casey Cadwallader, Mugler and the fast-fashion retailer have released womenswear, menswear, swimwear and accessories ($30-$749) that nod to the avant-garde label’s iconic silhouettes. Think bold shoulder dresses, cutout bodysuits for different skin shades, sculpturally-tailored evening gowns, cropped denim jackets, corseted suit sets finished with edgy hardware, drapey leather trench coats and more. There are also sheer gloves and tights, leather baseball caps, trippy silk-blend scarves, bold logo buckle belts, press-on nails, oversized leather tote bags, body chain jewelry and more.
The collection is available at H&m stores in...
- 5/11/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Rabbit Hole” is a corporate espionage thriller that sends our protagonist, John Weir, a pro in corporate espionage, on the run after being framed for murder during one of his assignments. Who framed him and why? Episode 1 is the mere beginning of John realizing that, despite being in the game for so long, there is someone who is better than him and perhaps hates him.
Spoilers Ahead
Another Accomplishment
John Weir, a private corporate espionage specialist, is at a bar having his drink and watching football on the television. This is when a guy walks up to the counter and asks the barman to put on the news. On the news, it says that a leading drug manufactured by a pharmaceutical company named Esper-Ethika, based in Tokyo, has been found to have high cancer rates as a side effect. Taking this to be a tanking of the company’s stocks,...
Spoilers Ahead
Another Accomplishment
John Weir, a private corporate espionage specialist, is at a bar having his drink and watching football on the television. This is when a guy walks up to the counter and asks the barman to put on the news. On the news, it says that a leading drug manufactured by a pharmaceutical company named Esper-Ethika, based in Tokyo, has been found to have high cancer rates as a side effect. Taking this to be a tanking of the company’s stocks,...
- 3/26/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
With the Major League Baseball season just a week away and things remaining in flux in terms of the league’s status across a number of regional sports networks (RSNs), the league has apparently worked out a way to make sure that fans can get their baseball fix free of charge, even if it is from the Minor League level. The New York Post is reporting that MLB has reached a deal with casino conglomerate Bally’s Corp. to broadcast every minor league game on the Bally Live App for free.
This is not to be confused with the Bally Sports RSNs or Bally Sports+, which are owned by Diamond Sports Group, but for which Bally’s has the naming rights. Previously, to get access to the broadcasts of all 120 MiLB teams, fans needed to pay $29.99 per season for the Minor League add-on to MLB’s At-Bat app. This season...
This is not to be confused with the Bally Sports RSNs or Bally Sports+, which are owned by Diamond Sports Group, but for which Bally’s has the naming rights. Previously, to get access to the broadcasts of all 120 MiLB teams, fans needed to pay $29.99 per season for the Minor League add-on to MLB’s At-Bat app. This season...
- 3/23/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
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