IATSE Local 796

11/12/2023

https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/diamond-sports-group-agreement-nba-broadcasting-rights-2024.html

Diamond Sports Group's Chapter 11 bankruptcy took a major step forward with an agreement between the company and the NBA.

09/30/2023

It’s official. Astros, Rockets acquiring AT&T SportsNet Southwest regional TV network

Astros and Rockets games will continue to be aired on the same channel but now the...

08/28/2023

FYI for Houston members...

As per Sports Business Journal, WBD Sports has struck a deal for AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, but will close AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.

08/17/2023

Rockets: https://www.nba.com/rockets/schedule
Mavericks: https://www.mavs.com/schedule/full-schedule/
Spurs: https://www.nba.com/spurs/schedule

Check the San Antonio Spurs schedule for game times and opponents for the season, as well as where to watch or radio broadcast the games on NBA.com

03/14/2023

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/general/article/astros-rockets-att-sportsnet-southwest-purchase-17838568.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Teams would take ownership of regional sports network from Warner Bros. Discovery, which...

02/19/2023

FROM IATSE:

Broadcast Members,

We know those of you who live and work in Bally’s markets have many questions about how any declaration of bankruptcy will affect you. The bottom line is no one knows. We have been keeping abreast of the situation. This includes talking to people in our legal department, talking to people in the industry, and talking to people we work with at Bally’s. While there are no assurances of what will happen if Diamond Sports Group does declare bankruptcy, most signs at this moment point to the regions carrying on business as usual.

We wish we had more concrete answers to give you at this time. But the truth of the matter is that no one has any certainty about what will happen next. We are repeatedly told the principal instruction from Bally/Diamond Management to the regions has been to continue delivering quality broadcasts. The important thing to remember is that the teams whose events you cover want the level of professionalism in the product they deliver to their fans that only you can provide. There is no doubt in our minds that you will all maintain that level of professionalism throughout this unsettling period.



Steve, Fran and The Broadcast Department

07/06/2020

MLB will reveal the 2020 schedule at 5PM CDT on MLB network. May we all be healthy.

05/26/2020

It has been reported that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to make formal announcement on return to play plan for 2019-20 NHL season. Announcement to air today May 26, 2020 at 4:30pm EDT (3:30 CDT) on NBCSN & NHL Network.
This could be good news for our local. Or not. We'll see,

05/22/2020

Interesting considering the date mentioned and Toyota Center

An otherwise healthy Houston woman in her 30s who doctors said had pneumonia in February believes she actually had coronavirus.

05/13/2020

https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/personal-hygiene-is-top-priority-as-dfl-and-dfb-issue-broadcast-guidelines-ahead-of-bundesliga-return/?fbclid=IwAR1lNzW4Lu20XA8GHLsJyxVwtCvJQ1fDgCFrvhI0kt29CPBKXE71lKCh5pg

To give you an idea what all it will take to televise a sport without fans, German soccer will begin Saturday May 16. This article has a link to the 50+ page document describing details of the protocols involved.

The German Football League (DFL) and the German Football Association (DFB) have issued a revised set of health and safety guidelines for Bundesliga match ...

04/22/2020

More information and a 30 second spot to watch.

https://youtu.be/Rrzo1qdP58o While Others in the Sports and Business World are Stepping up to the Plate — Sinclair Broadcast Group Strikes Out. Sinclair, owner of Regional Fox Sports Networks, turns its back on the workers who bring you sports while continuing to score revenue. BALTIMORE, MD — W...