CINCINNATI — The Reds announced Monday that they had reached an agreement to return to their former regional sports network partner for the upcoming season.
The Reds will broadcast their games locally on FanDuel Sports Network Ohio.
The two parties announced in November that they were ending their joint venture while Diamond Sports Group was in bankruptcy proceedings. The Reds had a 20% stake in what is now FanDuel Sports Network Ohio. Diamond bought out the team’s stake for $1.
Diamond emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 2 as Main Street Sports Group. The Reds had planned to have their games produced and distributed by Major League Baseball until they changed course.
As part of the deal, cable and satellite subscribers in the Reds’ TV territory can stream games and other programming on the FanDuel Sports Network app. FanDuel Sports Network direct-to-consumer subscribers will also have access to the games.
Doug Healy, the Reds’ chief operating officer and chief financial officer, said the move helps provide continuity for fans to watch games as they have in previous seasons.
“The decision to stay with Sports Network allows our fans to watch Reds games like in previous seasons, and now with a direct-to-consumer streaming product available through the Sports Network app.”
This is the second time in two weeks that a team has decided to return to the regional sports network model instead of that of MLB. THE Milwaukee Brewers announced on December 31 that they would also return to FanDuel Sports Network after their contract expired at the end of the 2024 season.
Main Street Sports has the rights to nine MLB teams for the upcoming season. MLB will produce and distribute games for five teams in 2025.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.