SOUTHPORT, Conn. — Diamond Sports activities Group channels will quickly be known as FanDuel Sports activities Community.
The Diamond Sports activities Group, which goes by chapter proceedings, and FanDuel made the announcement on Friday. Diamond channels have been Bally Sports activities since baseball's Opening Day 2021. The identify change will happen on October 21.
Monetary phrases of the transaction weren’t launched.
Diamond Sports activities has been in Chapter 11 chapter proceedings within the Southern District of Texas because it filed for cover in March 2023. The corporate stated in a monetary submitting final yr that it had $eight.67 billion in debt of .
Bally Sports activities regional networks function the TV host for eight Main League Baseball groups, eight NHL groups and 13 NBA groups.
Beginning subsequent week, Diamond's 16 regional sports activities channels will all take the FanDuel Sports activities Community identify.
FanDuel TV can have their choices resembling “Up & Adams” with host Kay Adams, different sports activities betting exhibits and different content material resembling horse racing and Euroleague basketball might be proven on Diamond's regional sports activities networks.
Diamond CEO David Preschlack stated the partnership will improve the fan expertise and deepen “the incremental worth we offer to our crew, league and distribution companions.”
For FanDuel, its president of sports activities, Mike Raffensperger, stated he’s placing the corporate's identify in entrance of the most important group of regional sports activities networks within the nation.
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