[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by yinzerniner

Not really sure how you can place this at the feet of the clubs if you’ve paid attention to how theyre designed to operate. They are businesses looking for the best broadcast deal possible, and regional sports networks are a failing business right now.

That being said unless the team is a de facto public trust (like the packers) it has little to no responsibility towards customer / fan satisfaction. It’s all about extracting maximum profit. They aren’t your friend, they are capitalist vampires that take a mile when given an inch.

Some articles / videos for background:
Failure of RSNs:
https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/tim...MS-378743.html
https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/fox...MS-378742.html
https://cordcuttersnews.com/as-bally...e-explain-why/

The private/public sports league boondoggle:
https://youtu.be/xcwJt4bcnXs

LOL, well you just answered that yourself.

They advertise and promote "fandom" and community culture and then do this deal.

They're full of crap just like the rest of pro sports. So yeah screw 'em!

I see the NFL has just this year finally gave up their Non-profit status. How this has been allowed all these decades is baffling. Yet they still at least broadcast the local teams unless there's a blackout due to a game not selling out.