Bally Sports app
Entertainment Studios | |
Launched | April 26, 2021 As Fox Sports Go: October 8, 2013 |
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Current status | Active |
The Bally Sports app is the
History
The service was initially introduced as
For regional telecasts on the
In 2019, Fox Sports Networks was sold to
On March 10, 2021, the programming from YES Network (which is also partially owned by Sinclair) was separated from FSGO and moved to a dedicated app.[8]
The Fox Sports Go app was scheduled to be relaunched as part of the Bally Sports rebranding of the Fox Sports Networks on March 31, 2021, but the new app was delayed to a then unspecified date.[9] On April 26, 2021, the Bally Sports app was launched.[10]
On June 23, 2022, Bally Sports soft-launched its
On March 14, 2023, Diamond Sports Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; its restructuring plan included a proposal for the company to be separated from the Sinclair Broadcast Group into a standalone company.[14] By January 17, 2024, Diamond Sports announced a restructuring agreement after receiving a minority investment from Amazon, and reaching an agreement with the Sinclair Broadcast Group for a $495 million cash payment to settle an earlier lawsuit. Under the deal, the Bally Sports app will be folded into Amazon Prime Video. The restructuring still needs to be approved by the bankruptcy court.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVIII will be streamed for free on Fox Sports website and app". Engadget. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Super Bowl live stream breaks viewership records despite brief FOX Sports Go outages - Taylor Soper, GeekWire, 6 February 2017
- ^ "MLB announces in-market streaming deal with Fox for 2016 season". Awful Announcing. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Fox, NHL agree on in-market streaming". Sports Business Daily. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 3, 2019). "Sinclair Clinches Disney-Regional Sports Networks Deal, Byron Allen Joins as Partner". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ Bouma, Luke (2019-05-13). "After The Disney Sale Fox Sports App Splits Into Two Different Apps". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "How you live stream Big Ten Network content will change in 2019, here's how". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "New YES App launches, featuring live streamed games and more". yesnetwork.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "New Bally Sports App, Replacing Fox Sports Go, Won't Be Ready For Opening Day 2021". thestreamable.com. April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Gurwin, Jason (April 26, 2021). "Bally Sports App is Now Available, Replacing Fox Sports Go on Streaming Players and Mobile Devices". The Streamable. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Bally Sports Plus Gets Thursday Soft Launch". rbr.com. RBR+TVBR. June 20, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (2022-08-17). "Bally Sports+ has an official all-markets launch date". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Bally Sports Indiana has a new streaming option for Pacers fans — but it will cost you"
- ^ Hayes, Dade (2023-03-15). "Diamond Sports Group, Owner Of Bally Networks Once Run By Fox, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2024.