Craig Bolerjack calls the play-by-play motion at Vivint Area in Salt Lake Metropolis because the Utah Jazz play the Denver Nuggets within the NBA bubble in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
Utah Jazz followers seeking to watch video games subsequent season will as soon as once more flip to AT&T SportsNet.
The crew introduced Wednesday that video games will stay on AT&T SportsNet for the 2022-23 season. The channel is offered by two conventional cable and satellite tv for pc companies in Utah — Xfinity and DirecTV — and on two streaming companies — FuboTV and DirecTV Stream.
Creating nice fan experiences—in particular person and on-line—is our #1 precedence. We're dedicated to offering enhanced viewing choices to look at Utah Jazz video games and have opened negotiations for a broadcast & streaming associate that might start within the 23/24 season.
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 17, 2022
Change from the normal regional sports activities mannequin could possibly be on the best way, although, because the Jazz can now negotiate with different companions in addition to AT&T SportsNet for the primary time since 2009, when the deal first went into impact.
The brand new deal would start within the 2023-24 season, in accordance with the crew.
Staff sources indicated that the Jazz have began negotiations with broadcast companions for a brand new deal.
The Jazz’s aim in a brand new TV deal is to supply a mess of choices to look at the crew — by cable and satellite tv for pc (e.g. DirecTV, Xfinity), streaming TV packages (e.g. FuboTV, YouTube TV) and a pay-per-view possibility — for one recreation, a bundle of video games or a complete season.
A pay-per-view possibility might assist curb unlawful streaming, which is particularly standard amongst youthful individuals. Staff sources indicated that the Jazz held a spotlight group of fifty individuals, and each particular person stated that that they had watched Jazz video games by unlawful streams.
The Jazz have heard that their followers have needed extra streaming choices for years, however haven’t had an opportunity, till now, to barter with companions exterior of AT&T SportsNet, in accordance with crew sources.
Jazz video games have solely been broadcast on AT&T SportsNet since 2009, when it was then Fox Sports activities Community Utah. It then was rebranded as ROOT Sports activities earlier than being rebranded once more to AT&T SportsNet in 2017.