As you might have heard, the Fox empire is being broken up, with some of its parts, including Fox’s 22 regional sports networks, up for sale. It had been assumed that Disney and Comcast, the two leading bidders for these Fox assets, would want these RSNs as part of their expanding portfolios. Disney, owner of ESPN, could use the RSNs to beef up ESPN coverage, it was thought. Comcast, which already runs RSNs including NBC Sports Chicago, could have expanded its RSN empire.
But according to an article by Phil Rosenthal in the Tribune, this might no longer be the case:
Disney boss Bob Iger initially called the RSNs a “perfect complement” to ESPN.