August 02, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, a bombshell ruling wipes out a $4.7 billion antitrust verdict against the NFL, Canada takes it on the chin for Olympic drone spying, and a nine-figure settlement to address UFC wage suppression is rejected.
July 29, 2024
Comcast has reached an agreement with the bankrupt owner of Bally Sports to again distribute its regional sports networks to Xfinity TV customers, according to an announcement made Monday.
July 24, 2024
The bankrupt owner of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks told a Texas judge Wednesday that it needs to delay confirmation hearings for its proposed Chapter 11 plan to allow negotiations with major distributor Comcast to wrap up.
July 15, 2024
Rudy Giuliani's Chapter 11 case was tossed for his lack of financial disclosures, Purdue Pharma pressed for renewed plan mediation as creditors hedged their bets by seeking permission to sue its owners, and the parent company of Redbox pivoted to a liquidation due to what it described as mismanagement of the business.
July 11, 2024
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a request by Bally Sports parent company Diamond Sports Group to reject a broadcast agreement with the NHL's Dallas Stars, the latest professional team to part ways with DSG.
June 21, 2024
At a hearing on Friday, a Texas bankruptcy judge asked the parent company of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks to hand over aggregated and anonymized information to Major League Baseball about earnings and deals with different distributors.
June 04, 2024
The bankrupt owner of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks told a Texas judge Tuesday that it has reached a multiyear agreement with fuboTV to continue that company's carriage of the debtor's channels on its streaming platform, adding to its roster of new distribution deals as a hearing on its Chapter 11 plan nears.
May 24, 2024
The parent company of the Bally Sports regional sports networks asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to move back the timetable for confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan by a month, saying it needs more time to reach broadcast rights deals.
May 15, 2024
The bankrupt parent of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks touted the extension of a carriage contract with DirecTV Wednesday in Texas bankruptcy court, at the same time that the parent company's partners in major American sports leagues expressed skepticism about its ability to successfully reorganize.
May 13, 2024
Poll workers asked a bankruptcy court to bar Rudy Giuliani from making future defamatory statements like the ones that led to a $148 million judgment against him, while FTX said it plans to repay all customers in full in its proposed Chapter 11, and abuse claimants against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse are requesting sanctions for insurers that shared sensitive claims data.