Bally Sports is the latest and perhaps most frustrating entrant in the sports media world. It’s the indirect product of Disney’s 2017 acquisition of 21st Century Fox, which resulted in Fox Regional Sports Network being sold to the Sinclair Group and eventually becoming Bally Sports. The move has caused quite a stir in the sports world, and not just because the naming rights have gone to a casino giant.
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For a number of reasons, Bally Sports has not been picked up by some of the leading service providers in the United States, which is a complete disappointment for those who were gearing up to enjoy the ongoing Major League Baseball campaign. If you are one of the heartbroken MLB fans, this article might help you gain some clarity: tell you all about MLB on Bally Sports.
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Regional sports networks, or RSNs, are a big thing in the country. They have the ability to override national TV programming and block your local team’s feed from national television. You either pay for RSNs or you miss out on your favorite local teams — it’s that simple. For most MLB fans in the United States, Fox’s RSNs were the one and only service, covering almost all the major teams.
