Austin Caldwell:Pirates find regional network landing spot, sign on to become joint owners of Pittsburgh SportsNet

2025-05-07 02:02:22source:ExaCryptcategory:reviews

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Austin CaldwellPittsburgh Pirates have become joint owners of SportsNet Pittsburgh, giving the club a regional network presence after AT&T SportsNet’s agreement expired at the end of the 2023 regular season.

The deal, announced Wednesday, begins on Jan. 1 and makes the Pirates co-owners of the network along with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins.

Daily operations of the network will be operated by New England Sports Network (NESN). NESN is owned by the Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Penguins.

The deal calls for SportsNet Pittsburgh to carry over 150 Pirates games during the 2024 season.

“The most important thing to us was to ensure that our fans have the same level of access to Pirates game telecasts and the same high-quality production that they enjoy today,” Pirates president Travis Williams said in a statement. “This agreement accomplishes that and more as we enable Pittsburgh sports fans to continue to enjoy a two-team, 24/7 sports channel.”

___

AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB

More:reviews

Recommend

Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes

One stretch of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Joliet, Illinois, is what freshwater biologi

A Chicago boy, 5, dies after he apparently shot himself with a gun he found in an Indiana home

GARY, Ind. (AP) — A 5-year-old Chicago boy died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after

1 killed, 3 injured after shooting at Texas shopping center; suspected shooter dead

AUSTIN, Texas — A shooting at a large shopping center in northwest Austin on Thursday left one perso