Bally Sports App/Magic Games

DetroitDon15 · Post #1 » by **DetroitDon15** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 12:39 am

Hi all recently lost Bally Sports on my cable provider. Does anyone pay for the app? I’ve had difficulty watching Magic games on my phone. Would local cable company can I get Bally in the Tampa area?

Post #2 » by **eyriq** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 12:55 am

I think you'll be able to watch the games on Amazon Prime next season.

Optimus_Steel · Post #3 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 1:23 am

Ballys app works on your phone but its awful. All sorts of bugs. Sucks the NBA is allowing this to happen to fans of their local teams.

Post #4 » by **Howard Mass** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 2:11 am

At the end of next month, there could be more news if Diamond Sports (Ballys) will come out of bankruptcy.

We should know more at the end of July.

The MLB, NBA and NHL are all very frustrated by this situation.

Skybox · Post #5 » by **Skybox** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 3:19 am

eyriq wrote:I think you'll be able to watch the games on Amazon Prime next season.

Great news…I paid for Bally and it was awful. Cancelled immediately at the last buzzer.

DetroitDon15 · Post #6 » by **DetroitDon15** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 3:48 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:Ballys app works on your phone but its awful. All sorts of bugs. Sucks the NBA is allowing this to happen to fans of their local teams.

It was an awful experience. It kept freezing on during commercials. I’m hoping the Amazon deal comes to save us all.

Optimus_Steel · Post #7 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 10:06 pm

DetroitDon15 wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:Ballys app works on your phone but its awful. All sorts of bugs. Sucks the NBA is allowing this to happen to fans of their local teams.

It was an awful experience. It kept freezing on during commercials. I’m hoping the Amazon deal comes to save us all.

Never count on Amazon to save anything…

Post #8 » by **Howard Mass** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 10:28 pm

A few times Ballys Sports has had the wrong feed going to Spectrum.

It's not a good service and hope they don't come out of bankruptcy.

Kent · Post #9 » by **Kent** » Wed Aug 7, 2024 8:23 pm

RealGM Wiretap wrote:The New Orleans Pelicans turned down a television offer from Diamond Sports Group to sign with Gray Television.
With the new deal, Pelicans games will primarily be broadcast on over-the-air affiliates like Bounce TV.
The Pelicans were one of five NBA teams that Diamond planned to drop, though the group then offered the team a more lucrative deal last weekend.
The Pelicans took less money to go with Gray Television.Via Christian Clark/Nola.com

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=415&t=2399452

Pelicans are ditching Bally for over-the-air deal.

Let's make the same move and bring back the Magic Television Network. :-D

Optimus_Steel · Post #10 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Aug 8, 2024 7:58 pm

Kent wrote:
RealGM Wiretap wrote:The New Orleans Pelicans turned down a television offer from Diamond Sports Group to sign with Gray Television.
With the new deal, Pelicans games will primarily be broadcast on over-the-air affiliates like Bounce TV.
The Pelicans were one of five NBA teams that Diamond planned to drop, though the group then offered the team a more lucrative deal last weekend.
The Pelicans took less money to go with Gray Television.Via Christian Clark/Nola.com

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=415&t=2399452

Pelicans are ditching Bally for over-the-air deal.

Let's make the same move and bring back the Magic Television Network.

Suns did the same thing. This would be the best thing for local fans.

Post #11 » by **Howard Mass** » Fri Aug 9, 2024 12:08 pm

It would be nice if The Magic had over the air games again. I remember the Days of games on WB18/CW18 and UPN/MyNetworkTV. No RSN's would be another nail in the coffin for Cable.

The Pelicans were 1 of the 5 Teams Diamond Sports (Bally's) were looking to ditch.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/bally-sports-may-lose-5-nba-teams-2-mlb-teams/

It does appear Diamond Sports has a chance to emerge out of bankruptcy but if they do, I don't know how long it lasts.