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Utah Jazz Is Latest Sports Team to Dump Cable TV
- Team’s games will air on free TV and a new streaming service
- Deal marks reversal for Sinclair, which embraced cable model
Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz shoots during a game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 28.
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The Utah Jazz will start airing games on a local TV station and new streaming service, becoming the latest sports franchise to seek an alternative to the declining cable model.
Starting next season, the NBA team’s games will appear on local station KJZZ, which is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. That means Jazz fans who don’t get cable can see all the teams’ local broadcasts for free with an antenna. Jazz games will also appear on a new paid streaming service that will include behind-the-scenes team content.