Are you going to be able to watch the Astros and Rockets on TV?
Astros sideline reporter Julia Morales and her colleagues at AT&T SportsNet may be working at a team-owned network very soon.One of the biggest local sports stories a decade ago was the collapse of Houston's Comcast Sports Network, a network that was partially owned by the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets. At that time, the main issue was high carriage fees, leaving cable providers covering about half of Houston saying"no thanks" to even carrying the network.
Now, a decade later, CSN's replacement, AT&T SportsNet Southwest is reportedly on the verge of having its ownership assumed by the Astros and Rockets, as the network's current parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery, is seriously considering putting the network into bankruptcy. The big difference this time around, compared to 2013, is that the Rockets are at the nadir of their rebuild and the Astros are defending World Series champions.
The forecast for AT&T SportsNet Southwest, if indeed the teams end up owning their network, is great news compared to numerous other RSN's around the country that may not be so lucky to find an easy solution like Houston's network. Warner Bros. Discovery also owns RSN's in Pittsburgh and Denver, and Diamond Sports, which owns 19 Bally Sports networks around the country, has filed for bankruptcy protection on those networks.
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