A Bally Sports display is shown in the eighth inning of the game between the MLB’s Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 9, 2023.
Bally Sports regional channels are returning to Comcast cable TV customers.
Diamond Sports — the owner of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks — reached a deal with Comcast on Monday that will see its networks go live for cable customers on Aug. 1.
The networks, which air regular season local games for Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League teams in various markets, had gone dark for Comcast cable customers on May 1 at the start of MLB regular season. Fans of 11 MLB teams, including the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins, were affected.
The deal paves the way for Diamond Sports’ survival after filing for bankruptcy last March. It has been working on securing contracts with various pay TV providers such as Comcast.