This is a proposed naming-rights deal, which means very little is going to change from the customers' point of view.

Diamond Sports Group has been in talks with FanDuel since February, but a deal has finally been submitted to the court for approval. Goodbye, Bally Sports channels, and hello to FanDuel Sports Networks.

Per reporting from Tony Paul in The Detroit News, Bally Sports Detroit—which broadcasts Detroit Red Wings games, in addition to the Tigers and Pistons—is in for an imminent re-brand to the FanDuel Sports Network.

Diamond — the parent company of Blues regional telecaster Bally Sports Midwest — has been in bankruptcy proceedings since March 2023, a result of dwindling cable viewership over the years.

FanDuel is set take over branding of the current Bally Sports RSNs with content and advertising as part of the deal.

Bankrupt sports broadcaster Diamond Sports Group is seeking court permission to re-brand its network of Bally Sports local channels to FanDuel under a naming rights deal with the betting giant.

As the NHL and the NBA seasons get underway, according to CNBC Sports, Bally Sports’ parent company Diamond Sports Group, which broadcasts your Detroit Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings, is set to sell the naming rights to FanDuel Sports Network in a new deal.

The website you are visiting is protected and accelerated by Incapsula. Your computer may have been infected by malware and therefore flagged by the Incapsula network. Incapsula displays this page for you to verify that an actual human is the source of the traffic to this site, and not malicious software.

Diamond Sports and FanDuel have reached a naming rights agreement for Diamond Sports' regional sports networks.