MLB’s rumored new deal with ESPN could set the stage for the end of the regional sports network era.

Rob Manfred’s recent statements on MLB expansion and realignment take an interesting approach to greater national TV relevance.

The NHL has no clear roadmap for aggregating rights, managing the financial shock of lost RSN revenue, or making the fan experience more seamless across markets.

As ESPN closes in on potential new additions like NFL media and the MLB rights it recently walked away from, its streaming strategy is starting to become clearer.

After months of talk around what ESPN and MLB’s split meant for everyone… the two may wind up back together in a way that benefits both parties.

ESPN’s price model for a new streaming service makes financial sense. But how does it sell consumers on needing it?

New York and Los Angeles haven’t been pulling their weight lately for the NHL and NBA. We put a spotlight on the role of big-market teams in their respective playoffs.

The NHL’s exciting playoffs are likely to once again lack the TV audiences to match. What if a post-cable approach could change that?

ESPN and MLB going their separate ways on game rights could be a major fork in the road for televised sports (or at least, baseball).

Just days after Venu’s death, DirecTV proposed an alternative… that’s also incomplete. So again: Why are we still trying this?

Diamond Sports Group could potentially lose 11 of its remaining MLB team rights deals for 2025. Such a move could expedite the end of the current RSN model, and DSG's involvement in regional sports altogether.

VIZIO and ESPN have both introduced new offerings designed to simplify the convoluted sports rights landscape for consumers.

Details are coming out around the Venu streaming service, which also creates more questions.

Overall TV ad impressions were down, but the Big 4 networks persevered in primetime just the same.

The NBA’s new TV deal is going to change the way we watch sports, and how the league’s perceived as an entertainment property for the foreseeable future.

A Stanley Cup Final between a Canadian team a non-traditional market puts the NHL’s questions (and opportunities) on TV front and center.

As TNT Sports is reportedly about to lose NBA rights, there’s a real question around where it goes from here.

The NBA’s on the precipice of landmark media rights deals that would see it thread the needle perfectly between streaming and linear TV.

Kraken games will appear locally on Amazon (and broadcast TV). And it may show what’s next for local sports rights.

The tournament accounted for 3.64% of all live, linear minutes watched April 8-14, per Inscape