The Atlanta Braves continue to receive payments from regional sports network owner Diamond Sports Group, which recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but are prepared to pivot if there’s a disruption.
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said he doesn’t anticipate missed rights fee payments from Diamond’s Bally Sports network, which at least three MLB franchises have experienced, because the Braves games are telecast on a profitable RSN within Diamond’s portfolio.
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“Even if they were to reject it, which we don’t expect, there’s other alternatives that we can construct in the marketplace that would enable us to get paid and have our product shown to our fans, which is really the most important thing,” Maffei said during quarterly investors call on Friday.