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Comcast And Diamond Sports Group Reach Carriage Deal, Ending 3-Month Blackout Of 15 Regional Sports Networks

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Bankrupt regional sports network operator Diamond Sports Group has reached terms with Comcast on a carriage deal restoring 15 RSNs to Xfinity pay-TV systems.

The networks went dark in April, frustrating millions of fans and adding to the woes of Diamond, which runs the string of Bally Sports nets once controlled by 21st Century Fox.

After Disney bought most of Fox in 2019, the company was forced to sell off the RSNs and a group of investors led by Sinclair acquired them, only to inherit a host of headaches.

Covid and the rapid shift to streaming have squeezed the long-lucrative RSN model, which has come under intense pressure due to cord-cutting and shifting consumer habit.

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