Diamond Sports Group Reaches Multi-Year Distribution Agreement With Cox
30 Abril 2024 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Diamond Sports Group (“Diamond” or the “Company”) and Cox
Communications (“Cox”) today announced that they have reached a
multi-year renewal of their distribution agreement for the
continued carriage of Diamond’s portfolio of regional sports
networks (“RSNs”).
Under the agreement, Cox Contour TV Preferred and Contour TV
Ultimate customers will continue to have access to live, local MLB,
NBA and NHL games and team related content on Diamond’s RSN
channels. Additionally, Cox Contour TV Preferred and Contour TV
Ultimate customers will be able to stream Diamond’s RSN content by
authenticating with their Cox subscription credentials on the Bally
Sports app. Customers who do not have access to Diamond’s RSN
channels as part of their service will be able to purchase
Diamond’s Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) product, including from Cox, to
access all local DTC content for the teams for which Diamond
retains DTC rights.
David Preschlack, CEO of Diamond, stated: “This multi-year
agreement with Cox is a significant milestone for Diamond’s
go-forward business as we continue to execute the steps necessary
to complete our reorganization. We are pleased to continue
partnering with Cox to provide high quality local sports broadcasts
to passionate fans.”
Suzanne Fenwick, Senior Vice President, content acquisition for
Cox Communications, stated: “We are delighted that we could find a
reasonable path to extend our partnership with Diamond Sports. We
look forward to continuing to deliver regional sports content to
our subscribers.”
Diamond’s agreement with Cox follows Diamond’s previously
announced multi-year renewal of its distribution agreement with
Charter Communications, Inc.
About Diamond Sports Group
Diamond Sports Group LLC, an independently-managed and
unconsolidated subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., owns the Bally Sports
Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), the nation’s leading provider of
local sports. Its 18 owned-and-operated RSNs include Bally Sports
Detroit, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally
Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest,
Bally Sports New Orleans, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Ohio,
Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports SoCal,
Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Southwest,
Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports West, and Bally Sports Wisconsin.
The Bally Sports RSNs serve as the TV home to nearly half of all
MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. Diamond Sports
Group also has a joint venture in Marquee, the home of the Chicago
Cubs, and a minority interest in the YES Network, the local
destination for the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets. Diamond
RSNs produce over 4,000 live local professional telecasts each year
in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and
programs.
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments
of human connection through technology. As the largest private
broadband company in America, we operate fiber-powered networks in
more than 30 states, providing connections and advanced managed IT
and cloud services for nearly seven million homes and businesses
nationwide. We're dedicated to empowering others to build a better
future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers,
communities and the characteristics that make each one unique. Cox
Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a
family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.
The commercial division of Cox Communications, Cox Business,
provides a broad commercial solutions portfolio, including advanced
managed IT, cloud and fiber-based network solutions that support
connected environments, unique hospitality experiences and diverse
applications for nearly 370,000 businesses nationwide. For more
information, please visit www.coxbusiness.com.
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