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The regional-sports network business, dominated in the past by Fox, NBC and others, is transforming rapidly, with traditional media companies abandoning it while Diamond Sports Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcasting, is working to emerge from bankruptcy after taking over a big group of local sports outlets. Younger audiences have grown more accustomed to streaming portions of games as well as clips and highlights. TruTV is expected to capture less revenue from distributors in 2024, with Kagan projecting a decline of 4%, to nearly $260.8 million from $271.3 million.Īnd sports TV has also some under recent scrutiny. Meanwhile, ESPN is seen winning $10.08 per subscriber per month, while TNT would require $2.97 per month. The network is seen commanding monthly subscription fees of just 33 cents per customer in 2024, according to estimates from Kagan, a market-research unit of S&P Global Intelligence. Vodcasts from Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal will also appear, as will a slate of MotoGP races. Sports movies and documentaries will air in the new programming block, including “The Inside Story,” a look at TNT’s “Inside The NBA” program, slated to start March 15 at 9 p.m. Other new programs include “The Line,” a nightly look at betting across multiple sports genres, which will air live at 6:30 p.m., and “Handles,” billed as interactive show that sifts though the top conversations on social media surrounding the night’s NBA games, slated to air in late-night. “By creating a primetime block of sports programming on TruTV, in addition to our existing premium live sports on TNT and TBS, we are now able to deliver a more comprehensive sports offering for our fans, while generating additional growth opportunities for our sports division and strategic business and league partners.”
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“We are constantly striving to create and deliver the best sports content and experiences to sports fans wherever they are, and this is an exciting opportunity to expand the reach of our premium TNT Sports programming with greater consistency throughout the year,” said Luis Silberwasser, chairman and CEO of TNT Sports, in a statement. The series will continue to simulcast on both TruTV and TBS through early April. “Impractical Jokers,” a TruTV stalwart that enjoys a devoted fan base, will debut fresh episodes on TBS starting this summer. TruTV typically airs many games in the tournament. Discovery airs in conjunction with Paramount Global’s CBS. The new block is expected to launch on March 11, the week prior to the start of the NCAA March Madness basketball championship, which Warner Bros.