Bally Sports

Why are you angry at Comcast and not Bally? Bally is in bankruptcy, and still seems like they can ask for the sun and the moon. They almost certainly are demanding EVERYONE continue paying for their networks, even though only a teeny tiny fraction actually watch it. Comcast knows that, and for every sports fanatic who leaves, they will probably keep hundreds of others due to lower prices.

Comcast may even have offered to make it a separate subscription, but Bally will have no part of that because they will see a giant revenue loss.

As a long-time Comcast customer, I am extremely upset by Xfinity's decision to cut their RSN feed of Bally Sports Detroit. I have remained with Comcast/Infinity for TV viewing, despite the high cost, because of certain programming options that includes access to Detroit Tigers & Red Wing games. I believe in supporting our local broadcast teams over MLB that have no connection to our city. Cutting ties because you cannot come to a mutual agreement on your carrier fees in such a large sports community as Detroit and its surrounding areas is unacceptable. If Xfinity cannot resolve this issue shortly, I will be cutting my ties with your services.  Xfinity has been steadily losing customers, so you cannot convince me that it cannot find a cost/benefit relationship to working out a mutually agreed upon arrangement going forward with Bally Sports as it meanders its way through their current financial crisis. The loss of revenue in just the Metro Detroit area, caused by additional customers canceling their services, when there are so many other TV viewing options available today is in my opinion (as a person with a business management degree) a flawed business strategy that misunderstands the company's viewing audience and their demands. 

Dropping my cable because of this. The only thing YouTubeTv doesn’t have is Regional Sports Networks. Now that you stupidly took away your one advantage, there is zero reason to give you any money. Bye Xfinity!

Bally has always been a trash provider.. just knew there would be future problems. 

Xfinity offering a “discount” of $8-10.. it’s not a discount when there is a corresponding reduction in service. How many of us sports fans prop up all the useless channels that they reach into our wallets and steal from us to prop up? This business model needs to die. Streaming isn’t the answer either. A la carte programming can’t get here soon enough. Will be cancelling if not resolved by the weekend. We’ve all been sold false goods.

You sports fans are not "propping up" the other channels. You are being HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by all the non-sports fans covering your costs. If you had to pay for those channels directly, like a premium, they would probably be $20-$30 per month, at least.

Forgot to mention it's all these sports fees causing people to leave, and further killing regular cable channels.

Agreed! This is the last straw. They took away starz and Cinemax and a million other channels but this is it!! Stupid move xfinity. 

Agreed  we pay too much and mainly o ly watch sports. No Braves, No need to keep Xfinity! Pay Bally or I'm out!!!

Likewise.  I signed up for Xfinity primarily to get the Braves games. I know they have disclaimers, but when you sign up for specific channels and they are arbitrarily removed it feels like a breach of contract.  If the channels are not restored this week I will be dropping Xfinity as soon as I have Dish or DirectTV in place.

If I don't get Bally Sports I don't need Xfinity. My bill is over $300 a month.

Same here this is terrible.  To not have the Braves games in the middle of a season is astounding.  

The Cardinal games on Bally Sports Mid-West has always been the reason I have been a loyal Xfinity customer for over 30 years... I hope the come back soon as MLB blackout the games here... or I will be looking for a provider that carries the Cardinal games.  

I will give Comcast another couple of days to actually put their “valued customers” first for a change and reach a settlement with Bally’s.  If not, I will be returning to Direct TV and NEVER coming back.  $240 a month and can’t even watch the Tigers.  What a joke.  Shame on you Comcast.  

I will also cancel if the Braves are not returned to the sir. The failure to reach an agreement sounds too much like greed to me so you will leave thousands with no other choice. Get it done!

The Atlanta Braves are the only reason that we keep Comcast/Xfinity. We too will be canceling our tv and internet services if they can not get a deal done with Bally Sports. This is such a disappointment. Please do better Comcast and fix this.