Sinclair Broadcast Group’s struggling Bally Sports Networks got a boost with a carriage deal with FuboTV.
Sports oriented streaming TV service FuboTV will carry the 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks, giving fans without a traditional cable subscription another way to access those networks and watch their local teams’ games.
FuboTV had previously carried Sinclair’s Tennis Channel and the Marquee Sports Network, a joint venture of Sinclair and the Cubs.
“RSNs are integral to FuboTV’s sports-first content strategy and our mission to superserve local passionate sports fans,” said Henry Ahn, chief business officer, FuboTV. “We are very pleased to bring Fubo subscribers significant local sports coverage through our new partnership with Bally Sports, the nation’s leader in local sports rights. Sinclair has been a great partner and we’re pleased that we were able to work together well to get a deal done that is meaningful and beneficial for both sides. We’re looking forward to bringing the Bally Sports RSNs to Fubo subscribers in the coming weeks.”
