DALLAS – THE The Dallas Mavericks and Diamond Sports activities Group, the corporate that owns Bally Sports activities, have reached an settlement to terminate their tv contract earlier than the 2024-25 season.
A chapter court docket submitting Friday exhibits that the Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans shall be faraway from Bally Sports activities networks, pending chapter court docket approval.
As a part of the deal, the Mavericks and Pelicans should repay the cash spent by Diamond Sports activities Group for the 2024-25 season.
The Mavericks’ take care of Bally ran by way of the tip of the 2029-30 season.
“We’ve entered into a brand new settlement with Diamond Sports activities Group for the 2024-25 season throughout which Diamond RSNs will broadcast the house video games of 13 NBA groups. The Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans have declined to proceed broadcasting their video games on Diamond RSNs and can share extra particulars quickly on watch the upcoming season’s video games of their respective markets. This new settlement is topic to approval by the Chapter Court docket,” the NBA mentioned in an announcement.
The Mavs haven’t but introduced how they plan to broadcast native video games. The staff is anticipated to play 30 nationally televised video games.
If accredited, the deal may finish the staff’s chapter struggles with Diamond Sports activities Group, which filed for chapter in March 2023.
THE The Dallas Starswhich additionally ended a take care of Diamond Sports activities Group, introduced earlier this 12 months the launch of a free streaming service known as VICTORY+.
The service, obtainable to Stars followers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, is anticipated to launch in September 2024.
The Dallas Mavericks common season begins October 24 towards the San Antonio Spurs.
