{"id":696419,"date":"2026-04-03T19:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/696419\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:22:33","slug":"fanduel-sports-network-closure-leaves-orlando-magics-broadcast-future-unclear-in-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/696419\/","title":{"rendered":"FanDuel Sports Network closure leaves Orlando Magic’s broadcast future unclear in ’27"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe closure of the FanDuel Sports Network leaves the Orlando Magic and other teams searching for a new broadcast home, exposing the complex business of televising professional sports.Today in Orlando<\/p>\n

The FanDuel Sports Network, which carries the games of 29 NBA, MLB and NHL teams, will wind down after the first round of the NHL playoffs. This will affect 13 NBA teams, including the Orlando Magic, who were informed they will likely be reimbursed some portion of this year’s lost rights fee payments. The Magic have already simulcast some games over-the-air to local broadcast stations this season, but they’ll need a new permanent home in the future.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The closure of FanDuel Sports Network leaves the Orlando Magic and 12 other NBA teams without a permanent broadcast home starting in the 2026-27 season. This could impact the team’s ability to reach fans and generate revenue from media rights deals.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The Magic are one of 13 NBA teams that will be affected by the FanDuel Sports Network closure. The league has told these teams they can begin signing new in-market deals for the 2026-27 season, but the NBA is hoping to launch a national streaming platform by the 2027-28 season, so teams have been advised to sign one-year deals or packages with at least a one-year exit clause.<\/p>\n

The FanDuel Sports Network will wind down after the first round of the NHL playoffs.The Magic were informed of the closure in a league call on Wednesday.The Magic’s last game on FanDuel Sports Network Florida will be on April 12 at Boston.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Main Street Sports Group<\/p>\n

The company that carries the games of 29 NBA, MLB and NHL teams under the name FanDuel Sports Network.<\/p>\n

Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

One of 13 NBA teams that will be affected by the FanDuel Sports Network closure.<\/p>\n

Joel Glass<\/p>\n

Chief communications officer for the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cOur priority is that Orlando Magic games remain available to fans with no interruption.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joel Glass, Chief communications officer, Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The league has told the affected teams they can begin signing new in-market deals for the 2026-27 season, but the NBA is hoping to launch a national streaming platform by the 2027-28 season, so teams have been advised to sign one-year deals or packages with at least a one-year exit clause.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The closure of the FanDuel Sports Network leaves the Orlando Magic and 12 other NBA teams without a permanent broadcast home starting in the 2026-27 season, which could impact the team’s ability to reach fans and generate revenue from media rights deals. The Magic have already started simulcasting some games over-the-air to local broadcast stations, but they’ll need to find a new permanent home for their games in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The closure of the FanDuel Sports Network leaves the Orlando…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3779],"tags":[7,48,6,47,76,3883],"class_list":{"0":"post-696419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-magic","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-orlando","12":"tag-orlando-magic","13":"tag-orlandomagic"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116342408018798045","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}