The Rangers announcement comes after their move to stream on Victory+.
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are cleaning up the mess regional sports networks left the MLB with by creating their own “RSN.”
On Monday, the Texas Rangers announced the creation of Rangers Sports Network (RSN).
The company will produce and distribute all of the team’s television broadcasts for the upcoming season. Distribution is the keyword as local stations will vie for a chance to snag the Rangers’ local TV rights.
Fan accessibility seems to be the name of the game for the Rangers. The ballclub previously announced its partnership with Victory+ to stream a full season of games for a $100 subscription.
“One of the main goals when seeking solutions for Rangers television broadcasts was to give fans more access to our games,” Rangers Majority Owner Ray Davis said in a statement. “We determined that the best path toward providing our fans with more options is to handle many of the broadcast obligations in-house.”
The formation of RSN comes after the Rangers parted ways with their previous “RSN” Bally Sports Southwest after bankruptcy proceedings for its parent company Diamond Sports Group. The collapse of Diamond Sports Group left many other teams in the league scrambling for new broadcast partners, forcing the MLB to take over the broadcast operations for at least six teams going into the 2025 season.
The Rangers also formed a new business entity called Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment Company to oversee Rangers Sports Network and REV Entertainment, a sports and entertainment company that operates in marketing, sports management and event and production services.
Partial Rangers owner Neil Leibman stepped down as the club’s President of Business Operations and Chief Operating Officer to become chairman of the newly formed parent company. Jim Cochrane was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer.
