Diamond Sports Balks at Padres Payment, Won’t Air Team Games
- Broadcaster says contract ‘not aligned with market realities’
- Fans can buy a $20/month streaming subscription to watch games
Diamond Sports Group lost the rights to televise San Diego Padres baseball games after its local cable TV channel failed to make a required payment to the MLB team.
In a statement, Diamond Sports said that while it has significant liquidity and has been making payments to other teams, the terms of the Padres contract were “not aligned with market realities.”