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Diamond Sports Group attorney tells federal bankruptcy court judge that its Bally Sports networks wants to drop all MLB teams except Atlanta Braves.

Comcast-owned cable system serving Lawrenceburg and Southeast Indiana drops the Reds TV provider Wednesday when its agreement expired with Diamond Sports Group.

Amazon plans to invest $115 million in Diamond Sports Group, which filed for bankruptcy last March. Diamond owns 18 regional sports networks.

Bally’s parent company missed a rights fee payment this week, which could lead to the TV rights reverting to the Reds by May 6.

The Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary, which operates regional sports networks for the Reds and 13 other Major League Baseball teams, says it "will continue broadcasting games."

Bally Sports Ohio plans to air seven spring Reds games while its parent company deals with revenue shortfalls due to cable TV cord-cutting.

Bally Sports only has streaming rights for five Major League Baseball clubs, so emphasis will be on NHL and NBA games this fall.

Bally Sports' regional sports network is launching direct-to-consumer streaming Sept. 26, while the Big Ten Conference moves football and basketball games from ESPN starting in 2023.

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