Watch Off the Bench Presented by UDF with Chatterbox Sports Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing. https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-broadcasts-distributed-by-mlb-2025#:~:text=CINCINNATI%20%2D%2D%20When%20it%20comes,local%20TV%20broadcasts%20next%20season. We Discuss this Article written by Mark Sheldon on MLB.com CINCINNATI -- When it comes to finding Reds broadcasts on television during the 2025 season, the new network name will be easy to learn. Say hello to simply, "Reds TV." Major League Baseball and the club announced on Thursday that MLB will produce and distribute Reds local TV broadcasts next season. That means Reds games will no longer be shown on Bally Sports Ohio, which was recently rebranded as FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, as its parent company, the Diamond Sports Group, worked through exiting bankruptcy. “With this arrangement, Major League Baseball essentially ended blackouts for fans in our seven-state home television territory and increased the reach of our game broadcasts exponentially," said Doug Healy, the Reds' chief operating officer and chief financial officer. The Reds are following the Brewers, Twins and Guardians in moving away from the regional sports network model this offseason. Last season, MLB produced and aired games for the Padres, Diamondbacks and Rockies. Those arrangements included cable and satellite distribution, as well as direct-to-consumer streaming options. That means there will be more options for fans who want to watch Reds games on their various screens next season. "Partnering with Major League Baseball ensures a bright future for our televised game coverage," Reds president/CEO Phil Castellini said. "This collaboration provides fans with unprecedented access to Reds games, including direct-to-consumer streaming with no blackouts, while maintaining traditional cable and satellite TV options." Here is what Reds fans need to know about the changes: Where can I find the games on my cable, satellite or streaming service? If you've already been watching Reds games via a cable or satellite provider, those games will still be available for you to watch from that same provider in 2025. For fans who do not have cable or satellite service in Cincinnati's home television territory, the games will now be available via a subscription to MLB's streaming service – with no blackouts. The Reds had an average reach of 1.1 million households on its RSN during the 2024 season. With MLB’s direct-to-consumer streaming option, Cincinnati’s games will be able to reach approximately 13.5 million homes. According to Healy, the expectation is that anyone with an existing package will continue to have that same package on their cable provider. “Nothing will really change for fans that have an existing TV package that includes FanDuel Sports [Network Ohio],” he said. What about Reds fans who live in outlying areas of the Greater Cincinnati region but are situated in other team's TV market territories? “We have a very wide home television territory. We cover seven states," Healy said. "We bleed into West Virginia, into North Carolina. We’re throughout Tennessee, throughout Kentucky, throughout the majority of Ohio, the majority of Indiana and we even go down into Mississippi. “There will be no blackouts going forward. Anyone in our home television territory will be able to purchase Reds games through this over-the-top, direct-to-consumer streaming package.” How much will the streaming service cost? Prices for 2025 will be set at a later date. Similar to other clubs, fans will have the option to purchase only Reds games or bundle this local package with MLB.TV to stream all games around the league. In 2024, these local packages for the Padres, Rockies and Diamondbacks were $19.99 per month or $99.99 for the season. Fans who bundled the local package with MLB.TV to get games all over the league paid $39.99 per month, or $199.99 for the season. Who will be calling Reds games on TV? That is still to be determined. “We haven’t had a chance to sit down and finalize our broadcaster lineup for the 2025 season," Healy said. "We will be doing that in the not-to-distant future.” Will there still be pregame and postgame shows? “The short answer is ‘yes,’ although they will more than likely have a different look and feel for fans," Healy said. "We are still working with Major League Baseball on formatting details.” What happens to the other Bally Sports Ohio talent and staff that works behind the scenes? It takes a staff of dozens -- from camera operators to producers and directors and other men and women behind the scenes -- to produce a live broadcast. These people are not Reds employees, but are often contracted workers. “I think it’s important, especially for the staff behind the scenes in addition to the TV talent, that we want to retain as many of the...
