FanDuel Sports Network

FanDuel Sports Network
TypeRegional sports network group
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaAvailable in most markets
(through regional affiliates)
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format720p (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerMain Street Sports Group
Key peopleAlvin Kwan (SVP, Strategy & Business Operations)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedMarch 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)
ReplacedFox Sports Networks
Former namesBally Sports (2021–2024)
Links
Websitefanduelsportsnetwork.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Prime Video Channels (add-on)

FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports) is a group of regional sports networks in the United States owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group). The networks carry regional broadcasts of sporting events from various professional, collegiate, and high school sports teams. Through its owned-and-operated networks and several other affiliates, its programming is available to all or part of at least 33 states.

The networks were formerly known as Fox Sports Networks and operated by News Corporation for most of their existence. They were acquired by Diamond Sports from the Walt Disney Company in 2019, as Disney was required to divest them by the U.S. Department of Justice as a condition of their own acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Diamond Sports was initially established by Sinclair Broadcast Group, with additional equity funding from Allen Media Group. After the takeover, Diamond sold naming rights to the channels to casino operator Bally's Corporation, resulting in their relaunch as Bally Sports on March 31, 2021.

In 2023, amid the impact of cord-cutting and other upheavals in the market, Diamond Sports Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of the associated reorganization process, Diamond planned to be separated from Sinclair into a standalone company. It renegotiated contracts with a number of the teams that it broadcast, and also ended its contracts with several others (either via missed rights payments, the natural end of a contract, or a formal opt-out). In October 2024, it was announced that Diamond would end its agreement with Bally's and enter into a new agreement with online gambling company FanDuel—under which Bally Sports rebranded as FanDuel Sports Network on October 21, 2024. The bankruptcy ended on January 2, 2025, with Diamond Sports Group rebranding as Main Street Sports Group.


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