{"id":795740,"date":"2024-12-18T08:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/atlanta-braves-partner-with-gray-media-to-simulcast-15-regular-season-games\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T08:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:05:33","slug":"atlanta-braves-partner-with-gray-media-to-simulcast-15-regular-season-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/atlanta-braves-partner-with-gray-media-to-simulcast-15-regular-season-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves Partner with Gray Media to Simulcast 15 Regular Season Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nPartnership also includes 10 spring training games airing only on Gray TV plus opportunity to create additional Braves content for fans throughout Braves Country. Braves significantly increase fans\u2019 options to watch the selected games and other Braves-related content
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\n ATLANTA, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — <\/strong>The Atlanta Braves (Nasdaq: BATRA, BATRK) and Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) have agreed on a multi-year partnership starting in 2025 for Gray to simulcast 15 regular season games alongside FanDuel Sports Network, the Braves\u2019 rightsholder partner. The 15 regular season games will be spread across the season, and selected games will be announced at a later date.\u00a0\u00a0 Gray will also exclusively produce and air 10 spring training games.<\/p>\n

The deal will increase the reach of the selected games, providing a new way to watch Braves baseball for more than 15 million households. Gray will carry the Braves in 24 markets across six states of the Braves\u2019 home television territory \u2013 one of the largest in professional sports \u2013 and allow more fans to watch than ever before.<\/p>\n

The games will broadcast over-the-air on Peachtree TV Atlanta\u2019s CW (WPCH 17.1) and Peachtree Sports Network (PSN) in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast through Gray\u2019s network of broadcast stations, including Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, the Tennessee Valley Sports & Entertainment Network, and portions of the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network. A select number of games will air on some of Gray\u2019s ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and CW affiliates.<\/p>\n

\n Image: Gray Media markets broadcasting regular season Braves games in 2025<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with Gray Media to offer our fans more opportunities to watch a simulcast of certain games and access our content all across the Southeast,\u201d said Atlanta Braves President & CEO Derek Schiller. \u201cThis partnership makes Braves baseball even more accessible, allowing fans throughout Braves Country the ability to watch in a way that best suits them, whether that is on cable, local TV, or streaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGray Media is thrilled to partner with the Atlanta Braves to bring baseball back to local broadcast television across the Southeast,\u201d Gray Chairman and CEO Hilton Howell said. \u201cWe are proud to give Braves fans a new way to watch their favorite players and one of the best franchises in baseball history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Braves and Gray will work together to develop ancillary programming to bring fans closer than ever to their favorite team throughout the year. Potentially featuring Braves players, coaches, and alumni, this additional content will expand opportunities for viewers to follow the team beyond live game coverage and connect with the Braves on a new level.<\/p>\n

More information on the selected games as well as the additional content will be released prior to the start of the season.<\/p>\n

For the full Atlanta Braves 2025 regular season schedule, please visit https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/braves\/schedule\/2025\/fullseason<\/a>. The Spring Training schedule is available at https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/braves\/spring-training<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Based in Atlanta since 1966, the Braves are the longest continuously operating franchise in Major League Baseball. Since 1991, Braves teams have earned two National League wild cards, 21 division championships, six National League pennants, and two World Series titles. Atlanta Braves games are telecast on FanDuel Sports Network South and FanDuel Sports Network Southeast. Radio broadcasts can be heard in Atlanta on 680 The Fan (AM)\/93.7 (FM) and regionally on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. Follow the Braves at braves.com, facebook.com\/braves, and X.com\/braves.<\/p>\n

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\n About\u00a0Gray Media:<\/u>
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Gray Media, or Gray, is\u00a0a\u00a0multimedia\u00a0company\u00a0headquartered\u00a0in\u00a0Atlanta,\u00a0Georgia, formally known as Gray\u00a0Television,\u00a0Inc.\u00a0 The company\u00a0is the\u00a0nation\u2019s\u00a0largest\u00a0owner\u00a0of\u00a0top-rated\u00a0local\u00a0television\u00a0stations\u00a0and\u00a0digital\u00a0assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households.\u00a0The portfolio\u00a0includes 77 markets with\u00a0the top-rated\u00a0television station and 100 markets with the first and\/or second highest rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households.\u00a0 The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services.\u00a0\u00a0Gray\u2019s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production\u00a0facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.\u00a0Gray owns a majority\u00a0interest in Swirl Films.\u00a0For more information, please visit www.graymedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Erik Schrader | WANF & WPCH Vice President\/General Manager | (404) 325-4646 \u2022 Erik.Schrader@wanf.com<\/a>
Jennifer Mastin Giglio | Atlanta Braves Senior Vice President Communications | (404) 614-1336 \u2022 Jennifer.Giglio@braves.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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