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Re:Disney to Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox by sailfast on Thursday December 14, 2017 @09:55AM (#15922669)
In the press release they indicate FS1 / FS2 will stay with the broadcast news and broadcast networks. They will keep the regional sports networks.
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Re:Disney to Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox by exelius on Thursday December 14, 2017 @10:05AM (#15922767)
Yeah, RSNs are a different game. Sports in general is in decline; the RSNs are likely included to fill out ESPN's content deals to build a national sports streaming service. Things like Big 10 network have enough restrictions that the content could not be rebroadcast on ESPN or separate services.
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Re:Disney to Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox by mrpippy on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:30PM (#15925085)
Slightly ironic that ESPN itself has significantly scaled back baseball coverage/studio shows this year, yet they now own RSNs who have rights for 16 (by my count) MLB teams
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