Edition No. 100 · Wed 30 Sept 2026 · Story 12 of 36

Bundle Economics Came for RSNs First, National Rights Are Next

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US pay TV has fallen from about 100 million subscribers to about 62 million, and the same corporate cash that would bid up national sports rights is now committed to data centers.

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