Bally Sports Indiana
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Bally Sports Indiana (BSIN) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local professional and high school sports coverage throughout the state of Indiana, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Indianapolis, namely the NBA's Indiana Pacers.
The channel is available on
History
Bally Sports Indiana was launched as FSN Indiana was launched on November 1, 2006, as a spin-off channel of
A high definition simulcast feed of Fox Sports Indiana, launched on December 17, 2007, which broadcasts in the 720p format. Originally, the channel broadcast most of its Pacers game telecasts as well as Cincinnati Reds games from Fox Sports Ohio, and games and events broadcast nationally by Fox Sports Networks in HD. Today, nearly all programming is in HD.
On October 16, 2009,
On December 14, 2017, as part of a merger between both companies,
On March 14, 2023, Diamond Sports filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.[9]
Programming
Bally Sports Indiana holds the regional cable television rights to the Indiana Pacers. The channel also broadcasts select Major League Baseball games from its sister regional networks, airing Cincinnati Reds games televised by Bally Sports Ohio,[10] St. Louis Cardinals game telecasts originating from Bally Sports Midwest and Detroit Tigers games from Bally Sports Detroit to areas of the state within the home television territories of those teams as defined by Major League Baseball.[11]
Bally Sports Indiana also broadcasts athletic events from the Missouri Valley Conference and Indiana High School Athletic Association.[12]
On December 10, 2016, Fox Sports Indiana aired the first edition of Basketball Day Indiana, which comprised several high school, college and professional basketball games featuring Indiana-based teams.[13] The event was broadcast annually until 2021.[14]
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| Cincinnati Reds (Bally Sports Ohio) |
Detroit Tigers (Bally Sports Detroit) |
St. Louis Cardinals (Bally Sports Midwest) |
Indiana Pacers | Detroit Pistons (Bally Sports Detroit) |
St. Louis Blues (Bally Sports Midwest) | |
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Former Programming
Fox Sports Indiana previously had right to the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. It has carried telecasts of events and conference magazine programs from the Atlantic 10 Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference, Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, Western Athletic Conference, and Horizon League. Additionally, it aired weekly magazine programs for Notre Dame's football and men's basketball teams.
Notable on-air staff
Indiana Pacers
- Chris Denari – Pacers play-by-play
- Quinn Buckner – Pacers analyst
- Eddie Gill – Pacers analyst (home games)
- Jeremiah Johnson – Pacers reporter
Indiana Fever
- Pat Boylan – Fever play-by-play
- Debbie Antonelli – Fever analyst
References
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (June 27, 2018). "Justice Department Approves Disney's Acquisition of 21st Century Fox With Divestiture of Regional Sports Networks". Variety. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Pacers Programming On FSN Indiana Tips Tonight". Indiana Pacers. FSN Indiana. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Dish Network Now Has the Hockey Blues". TVPredictions.com. October 16, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 3, 2019). "Sinclair Clinches Disney-Regional Sports Networks Deal, Byron Allen Joins as Partner". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Sinclair completes acquisition of regional sports networks from Disney". Bloomberg. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Novy-Williams, Eben (November 19, 2020). "Bally's Buys Sinclair RSN Naming Rights As Part of Sports Betting Push". Sportico.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Bally Sports, Coming March 31". YouTube (Fox Sports Midwest). March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Newell, Nat (March 31, 2021). "Pacers broadcasts will look different on Bally Sports Indiana starting Wednesday". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Bouma, Luke (March 14, 2023). "Bally Sports Just Declared Bankruptcy – The Death of RSNs?". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Fox Sports Indiana Announces 2011 Cincinnati Reds Telecast Schedule" (PDF). Fox Sports Indiana. March 21, 2011.
- ^ "Cardinals on FSN". St. Louis Cardinals. Major League Baseball.
- ^ "About Bally Sports Indiana". www.ballysports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Basketball Day in Indiana": Embrace Hoosier Hysteria This Saturday - Ashlew Fowler, WIBC, December 7, 2016
- ^ Sims, Chris (January 7, 2020). "Basketball Day Indiana to feature 27 hours of hoops for Hoosiers". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 19, 2021.