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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div> FanDuel Sports Kansas City\u2019s Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Royals in November announced that their 2026 games<\/a> again would be broadcast and streamed on FanDuel Sports Kansas City.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But there is a chance that could change before the Royals open the Major League Baseball season on March 27 in Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Sports Business Journal reported that the Main Street Sports Group, which owns FanDuel Sports, would dissolve its business<\/a> early next year if it can\u2019t complete a pending deal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Wall Street Journal said DAZN \u201cis discussing making a sizable cash investment<\/a> in Main Street Sports.\u201d DAZN is an on-demand sports streaming service.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Main Street spokesperson shared this statement: \u201cMain Street Sports Group is in discussions with certain team partners around the timing of their rights payments as we progress discussions with strategic partners to further enhance our long-term capital position.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That would include the Royals, who declined comment for this story.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Main Street Sports missed a December payment to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Sports Business Journal reported. It added that if Main Street Sports and DAZN don\u2019t reach agreement by the end of January, \u201cMain Street will wind down and dissolve its business at the end of this year\u2019s NBA and NHL regular seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The NBA regular season ends on April 12, while the NHL season runs through April 15.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe wind-down scenario means the broadcast rights to a combined 30 franchises in the NBA, NHL and MLB would revert back to the teams \u2014 creating seismic change in local TV and likely accelerating national streaming RSNs for both the NBA and MLB,\u201d wrote Tom Friend of the Sports Business Journal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A source said Main Street Sports hasn\u2019t missed a payment to the Royals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If FanDuel Sports Kansas City dissolves, Major League Baseball would be the top candidate to take over Royals broadcast rights. The league has previously produced and distributed Brewers, Twins, Reds and Guardians games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In that scenario, Royals games in the 2026 season would be available via a subscription<\/a> to MLB\u2019s streaming service. However, that is only if Main Street Sports goes out of business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After Diamond Sports Group emerged from bankruptcy in January, it changed its name to Main Street Sports Group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n Courtesy of FanDuel Sports Network
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