Arlington, Texas ¡ª Rangers Sports Network (RSN) and FuboTV Inc. today announced an agreement that will place the network on the sports-first live TV streaming platform.
"Since the launch of Rangers Sports Network was announced in January, we have continued to work on additional agreements to provide options to watch our games," said Neil Leibman, Chairman of Rangers Sports Media and Entertainment Company. "Fubo's carriage of RSN gives fans another tremendous avenue to watch Rangers baseball this season. We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Fubo and hope that fans will take advantage of this new opportunity."
Starting with tonight¡¯s Spring Training game against the Cleveland Guardians, Fubo will stream Rangers Sports Network¡¯s coverage of every available Texas Rangers game, including pre- and postgame shows, to subscribers of its English-language paid channel plans in the club¡¯s television territory. Additionally, Fubo will launch Rangers Sports Network as a standalone subscription that can also be added to the Fubo Free plan or Latino plan in those markets.
¡°As the streaming leader in Major League Baseball coverage, we cannot be more thrilled to add Rangers Sports Network to Fubo,¡± said Todd Mathers, executive vice president, content strategy & acquisition, Fubo. ¡°Our robust carriage and sponsorship agreement means Fubo subscribers can watch Texas Rangers baseball all season long while engaging with the team through multiple fan opportunities.¡±
Rangers Sports Network will offer options to fans to access local game broadcasts through traditional providers, the Victory+ streaming service, and a package of free over-the-air games. The club currently has agreements to air games on DIRECTV satellite, satellite-free streaming, and U-verse, as well as Spectrum, Astound, and Fubo. RSN also has agreements with Nexstar Media Group and Gray Media for 15 over-the-air broadcasts on several stations in the club's television territory, including Nexstar-owned KDAF-TV CW33 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. All local game broadcasts will be available on the Victory+ streaming service. Fans seeking information on Rangers broadcasts are encouraged to visit rangers.com/tunein.
Rangers Sports Network is currently scheduled to broadcast 151 games during the regular season (subject to change), including 15 games on the network's over-the-air partners. The traditional providers that are slated to air all RSN games will also be carrying many of the Rangers' national television broadcasts through other networks on their service. Every locally produced Rangers broadcast will be available on Victory+, the Rangers¡¯ streaming service partner.
Fubo¡¯s leading sports offering includes more than 55,000 live sporting events annually, with many streaming in 4K, and over 35 regional sports networks in its base package at the lowest cost compared to other streaming options. Fubo is also the streaming leader in Major League Baseball coverage carrying MLB.TV, MLB Network, MLB Strike Zone, regional sports networks (RSNs), local broadcast networks and national sports networks ESPN and FS1.
Spring Training Broadcasts Continue Tonight
Rangers Sports Network is scheduled to air five more Spring Training games ahead of Opening Day on March 27, with each of the next four such broadcasts appearing on RSN. All information for broadcasts and OTA stations can be found at rangers.com/tunein. The list of spring games to be televised:
