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Amazon in talks with Diamond Sports
Posted on 12/18/23 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 12/18/23 at 2:44 pm
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tl/dr Amazon would acquire the exclusive streaming rights to Diamond's broadcasts, but the RSNs would stay on the air.
tl/dr Amazon would acquire the exclusive streaming rights to Diamond's broadcasts, but the RSNs would stay on the air.
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Posted on 12/18/23 at 3:12 pm to HickfawJim1
so we could only stream pels games on prime?
Posted on 12/18/23 at 3:27 pm to Balsamic_duck
The wsj article says Amazon is “investing”, not buying, and Diamond would still do the linear TV deals. So streaming would go to Prime and cable would still probably be in the sad shape it’s in now.
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Diamond, which has the local rights to about half the teams in Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association and about a third of the National Hockey League teams, would continue operating its cable networks through its existing partnerships. It isn’t clear how much money Amazon is planning to invest or at what valuation.
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Posted on 12/18/23 at 3:28 pm to Balsamic_duck
Works for me
Posted on 12/18/23 at 3:39 pm to Macintosh
At least I'll have a way to watch the games on the Northshore if this happened. I'm getting tired of searching for illegal streams 3 times per week.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 3:55 pm to HickfawJim1
So would Prime subscribers have access to all games on Bally RSN's or would it be geolocked to only watch teams in your area?
Posted on 12/18/23 at 4:00 pm to Broski
Good question. I’m guessing for now it would be geolocked because it sounds like Amazon would be buying/renting the rights that Diamond has which is just regional.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 4:19 pm to TigerinATL
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Good question. I’m guessing for now it would be geolocked because it sounds like Amazon would be buying/renting the rights that Diamond has which is just regional.
Yeah, the NBA isn't going to allow the undercutting of NBA League Pass.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 7:02 pm to GOP_Tiger
Does this allow me to ditch Ballys and stream on Prime? For the love of God please say yes.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 9:27 pm to Long_Time_Lurker
They say “eventually” stream on Prime which makes me wonder if the existing Bally’s subscriptions would keep this from happening this season. Hopefully they can negotiate some sort of refund or Prime credit for existing subscribers and do this ASAP.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 10:20 pm to HickfawJim1
I assure you it will be a prime+ deal and cost more money
Posted on 12/19/23 at 2:49 am to TigerinATL
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They say “eventually” stream on Prime which makes me wonder if the existing Bally’s subscriptions would keep this from happening this season. Hopefully they can negotiate some sort of refund or Prime credit for existing subscribers and do this ASAP.
Zero chance this happens this season.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 6:41 am to Broski
It's a way for Amazon to get its feet wet and test the waters of this side of the streaming sports business. They have a bottomless pit of cash and no need to fill air time, so they can go at their own pace and try things to see if they work. They could very easily invest a little now, see how things go on Bally's own stream app and decide it's not for them and pull out before games move to Prime. Amazon makes unusual decisions like that sometimes. They bought a few EPL rights in the UK a few years ago to stream a Premier League game now and then. When the full UK contract just came up for renewal, they declined to bid for anything. My point is, don't read too much into this.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 7:26 am to TigerinATL
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The wsj article says Amazon is “investing”, not buying, and Diamond would still do the linear TV deals.
Lol
This is step 1. Within 5 years they will all be with prime. Possibly the entire nba.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 7:41 am to bstaceyau19
Thursday Night Football has been a huge financial success for Amazon. It makes sense that they would look at more sports options. What they want is for the sports fan to then start watching Reacher or The Boys or something, so that they have multiple ways of ensuring regular engagement.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 8:28 am to GOP_Tiger
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What they want is for the sports fan to then start watching Reacher or The Boys or something,
What they want is for people to use Amazon Prime and shop
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:34 am to Hammond Tiger Fan
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At least I'll have a way to watch the games on the Northshore if this happened. I'm getting tired of searching for illegal streams 3 times per week.
I mean I hate Bally's as much as the next guy and it's overpriced but it adds up to just a little over $1 per game a month if you're streaming all the games.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:57 am to Fun Bunch
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What they want is for people to use Amazon Prime and shop
And since sports is year round it gets customers to stay in the ecosystem year round. They can monetize this like no other streamer because streaming is their side gig, and none of the non sports content investments have really worked out so far.
While I agree with Broski that this is unlikely to happen this season, if Amazon wants data to know how much to value the NBA before bidding on games with the NBA officially, they will not wait for next season. The NBA probably wants Amazon to do this sooner than later too, not just because Bally’s is a shite show, but because it cranks up the bidding war when they have their first negotiations with ESPN and Turner in 2024.
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