Why Sling TV is the Big Winner with Regional Sports Networks Launching Streaming Services
The first hammer to drop on Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) was when Dish Network and their streaming service Sling TV dropped Fox Sports RSNs (now Bally Sports) in July 2019. At the time, Fox Sports and NBC Sports RSNs were available as part of Sling TV’s $25 Sling Blue plan.
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Following their departure from Dish and Sling, other services quickly followed suit, getting dropped by Fubo, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV the next year.
“You’re not going to be able, probably, to get people who never watch sports to pay,” Dish chairman Charlie Ergen said. “I think you’ve got to change that model. For us, we had real math when it comes to programming content. We know what the value is when it comes to our customers … [and] the value of regional sports to our customers was the most overrated. It wasn’t a big risk on our part.
Get 50% Off $40+ / month sling.com
Following their departure from Dish and Sling, other services quickly followed suit, getting dropped by Fubo, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV the next year.
“You’re not going to be able, probably, to get people who never watch sports to pay,” Dish chairman Charlie Ergen said. “I think you’ve got to change that model. For us, we had real math when it comes to programming content. We know what the value is when it comes to our customers … [and] the value of regional sports to our customers was the most overrated. It wasn’t a big risk on our part.
- 3/30/2023
- by Jason Gurwin
- The Streamable
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