A Bally Sports logo is in the dugout during a spring training baseball game.
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A Bally Sports logo is in the dugout during a spring training baseball game.
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Report: Bally Sports North lost more than half its subscribers in 10 years

March 29, 2023
A Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal report, citing research from S&P Global Market Intelligence, shows a subscriber base that has gone from 2.9 million in 2013 to just 1.2 million now.
Diamond Sports’ bankruptcy filing is hanging over the MLB season.
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Twins not getting paid as BSN shows games; MLB goes to court for relief

April 6, 2023
In an emergency filing this week, MLB asked the court to make Diamond Sports pay the Twins the rights fees they are owed — or relinquish control of the rights next week.
Signage for Bally Sports North is viewed before a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Minneapolis.
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NBA, WNBA team ditch Bally Sports, set to show games — for free

April 28, 2023
The Phoenix Suns and Mercury are moving forward with a plan that feels like a blast from the past — and a development that is being watched elsewhere, including the Twin Cities.
A Bally Sports logo is in the dugout during a spring training baseball game.
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Diamond Sports bankruptcy: 3 things for Minnesota sports fans to know

March 15, 2023
Even if Tuesday's bankruptcy filing wasn't a surprise, it underscores just how much change is on the horizon for local sports TV broadcasts.
Will we see a midyear switch away form Bally Sports North?
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Five things you need to know about the Twins and Bally Sports

June 2, 2023
A judge ruled Thursday that Diamond Sports must honor the contract it signed with the Twins. Facts revealed along the way — and what comes next — are fascinating.
Bally Sports San Diego will stop broadcasting Padres games, and the fate of Bally Sports North could be decided in bankruptcy court on Wednesday.

Future of Twins TV broadcasts set to be decided at bankruptcy hearing

May 31, 2023
Depending on a judge's ruling, Bally Sports North could be forced to stop broadcasting Twins games, with MLB taking over the production and distribution on TV and the web.
Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, has the rights to 42 professional teams — 14 baseball, 16 NBA and 12 NHL.

Judge rules for Twins in Bally Sports TV dispute. What happens next?

June 2, 2023
Bally Sports North must pay the Twins the $54.8 million the sides agreed to a dozen years ago, a judge ruled. But whether the Twins get the money and whether the network keeps showing Twins games remains in doubt.
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June 22, 2023
Bally Sports has not yet made a decision on its deal with the Twins.

As Twins wait, Bally Sports will exit deal with Diamondbacks

The Twins are due a payment on July 1, but Diamond Sports Group has not yet given them notice or requested a hearing on that contract.
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June 29, 2023
Bally Sports has not yet made a decision on its deal with the Twins.

Twins appear likely to stay on Bally Sports North as TV deadline looms

A sometimes-tense relationship between the Twins and Diamond Sports — the company that runs Bally Sports North — appears likely to continue for at least a few months based on recent developments.
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July 12, 2023
When MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was asked if the league would join bidding for team’s TV rights, he said: “We will be available for teams that a

Commissioner: MLB open to taking Twins TV broadcast rights next year

Rob Manfred said the league would be open to handling Twins' telecasts after this season — and cited examples of how that takeover has worked out for another team, including an end to local blackouts on the MLB app.