Keyser_Soze Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 NBA’s Phoenix Suns Become First Major Sports Team To Ditch Cable WWW.FORBES.COM Local broadcasts of the Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury will air on local television and a streaming service beginning next season. Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury Announce Groundbreaking Media Rights Deal to Bring Every Game Over-The-Air and Direct-to-Consumer with Gray Television and Kiswe | NBA.com WWW.NBA.COM Quote Today, the Phoenix Suns and Mercury announced a new media rights deal with Gray Television, Inc. and Kiswe to deliver 100% of each team’s locally broadcast games via over-the-air television and streaming. Under the new deal, the Suns and Mercury games will be available to nearly 2.8 million households in Arizona, more than tripling the current number of homes the Suns and Mercury can reach. In the age of RSNs, this is an unprecedented partnership to return to over-the-air broadcasts and introduce a new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming option to reach every family in Arizona, with or without a pay TV subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I'm sure what is happening with Diamond Sport Network and the Diamondbacks across the street have no impact on this decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 And so it begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Streaming now? Maybe I’ll actually watch their games now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Will be interesting to see what the price point is, but it's way past time for the entire regional cable sports station model to get blown up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Suns, Mercury moving forward with free, over-the-air TV deal - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM The Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury are moving forward with putting their games on free broadcast television after their regional sports network partner declined to match the... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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