This is big news in the streaming world because not only does this mean that Marquee Sports Network most likely won’t be on YouTube TV, but a lot of fans are about to lose the option to watch their teams on that platform across the entire country.
On Thursday, YouTube TV announced that it is dropping all of their FOX regional sports networks after failing to reach a new agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the RSNs. As you probably know, Sinclair runs the Marquee Sports Network along with the Cubs.
That’s 23 markets affected by this change plus the YES Network which carries the Yankees games. And just for MLB fans? More than half the fanbases are going to have to look elsewhere for streaming options after this YouTube TV news.
On Thursday morning, Crane Kenney was on 670 The Score to discuss any latest updates on Marquee and getting carriage deals done. While he sounded optimistic about reaching an agreement with Comcast by Opening Day he wasn’t too thrilled when talking about YouTube TV. Now we know why.
So, this might end up being a big win for Hulu+ TV, which does have a deal with Marquee now that YouTube probably won’t be an option for cord-cutters in Chicago who want to see the Cubs.
