{"id":405087,"date":"2026-01-13T19:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405087\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:17:12","slug":"how-future-of-fanduel-sports-network-impacts-orlando-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405087\/","title":{"rendered":"How future of FanDuel Sports Network impacts Orlando Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, Sports Business Journal<\/a> reported Main Street Sports Group \u2014 which carries the games of 29 NBA, MLB and NHL teams under the name FanDuel Sports Network \u2014 missed its January payments to numerous undisclosed NBA teams.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a> then said nine MLB teams have terminated their contracts with Main Street Sports Group, following further financial instability from their regional sports network operator.<\/p>\n

So, how does all of this impact the Magic<\/a>?<\/p>\n

As the future of FanDuel Sports Network seemingly grows more and more uncertain with each passing week, the Magic have been in constant contact with the media company, as well as the NBA<\/a>, and contingency planning is on-going.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur priority is that Orlando Magic games remain available to fans with no interruption,\u201d Magic chief communications officer Joel Glass said in a statement provided to the Orlando Sentinel.<\/p>\n

Main Street Sports has been attempting to sell itself to the London-based DAZN, but Sports Business Journal reported last week<\/a> that those talks \u201care all but extinguished, due to teams\u2019 reluctance to meet key conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of those reported conditions include the fact that Main Street\/DAZN wanted NBA and NHL teams to extend their deals through the 2028-29 season, including digital rights, \u201csomething the teams and the leagues appear whole-heartedly against,\u201d according to the Sports Business Journal.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that Main Street still owes the 13 NBA teams about $180 million this season, and Main Street\u2019s attempted sale to DAZN is keeping the teams from receiving that money.<\/p>\n

Sports Business Journal reported that if the deal with DAZN falls through, Main Street would continue to broadcast NBA and NHL games for the rest of the current regular season, but team executives are reportedly skeptical the media company will be able to accomplish that due to financials constraints.<\/p>\n

The Magic are joined by the Hawks, Hornets, Heat, Cavaliers, Pacers, Pistons, Bucks, Grizzlies, Clippers, Timberwolves, Spurs and Thunder as the 13 NBA teams who play their games on FanDuel Sports Network.<\/p>\n

This season, however, various teams, including Orlando, have simulcast some games over-the-air to local broadcast stations.<\/p>\n

The Magic are already airing 10 games with WESH2 and CW18<\/a> in Orlando, and WMOR-TV in Tampa. Four have already been played, and their next over-the-air game is Jan. 24 vs. Cleveland on WESH.<\/p>\n

Beyond broadcasting over-the-air, streaming games on the league\u2019s \u201cNextGen platform,\u201d which is similar to NBA League Pass, is an option as well.<\/p>\n

Those options, however, don\u2019t provide the same long-term financial backing compared to its deal with Main Street or if the NBA were to launch a national streaming RSN platform, something the league is hoping to accomplish by the 2027-28 season according to a summer report<\/a> from Sports Business Journal.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Thursday\u2019s game in Berlin against the Grizzlies, which was originally an Amazon Prime Network exclusive, was recently added to broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network Florida, following last month\u2019s Prime exclusive stream of Orlando\u2019s NBA Cup semifinal against the Knicks in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Still, the Magic and their NBA counterparts wait in limbo about the future of FanDuel Sports Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain in active dialogue with all of our team partners regarding potential revised terms for agreements going forward,\u201d a Main Street Sports Group spokesperson told the Sentinel.<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Up next \u2026<\/p>\n

Magic vs. Grizzlies<\/p>\n

When:\u00a02 p.m., Thursday, Uber Arena (Berlin, Germany)<\/p>\n

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