AT&T SportsNet will be leaving the Pittsburgh market, meaning the Pirates and Penguins both will be looking for a new local broadcasting rights affiliate.
Sports Business Journal broke the news Friday evening that Warner Bros. Discovery, parent of AT&T SportsNet, will be getting out of the regional sports network (RSN) business.
RSNs have become increasingly embattled financially, as we reported last week, as both Warner Bros. Discovery and Diamond Sports Group have been caught in the changing landscape of sports broadcasting rights.
From the Sports Business Journal story:
"The company, which operates three AT&T SportsNet-branded channels in Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh and has a minority stake in the Root Sports channel in Seattle, has told teams that they have until March 31 to reach an agreement to take their rights back.