SportsNet Pittsburgh has announced the launch of SNP 360, a direct-to-consumer streaming service offering fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins access for $18 per month.

“Our desire has been to reach fans wherever they are and give them options to access our clubs’ telecasts,” Sean McGrail, the CEO of SportsNet Pittsburgh, said in a statement. “There are many people now who don’t subscribe a linear TV bundle, and we wanted to make sure they had the opportunity to engage with our teams and be part of the fan base.”

SNP 360 makes its debut as other regional sports channels have begun to offer live sports streaming services outside of the traditional cable bundle. Recently, the YES Network and MSG Networks also launched their own streaming options in the New York City area, priced between $25 and $30 per month. Additionally, Diamond Sports Group’s Bally Sports has a regional sports subscription service available for around $20 per month.

Andrew Feldman, who is coming up on 20 years at ESPN, today announced he is moving from combat sports to betting and fantasy. Feldman was the Senior Editor for ESPN Fantasy, Gaming, WWE, Boxing and MMA before taking over just the ESPN Digital Combat Sports Team. Today, he said he is headed “back home, ready to lead ESPN Digital’s Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports group.”

“I’ve worked with an incredible team across ESPN to take our MMA, Boxing and Wrestling coverage to the next level,” Feldman also posted on X as he thanked several of his colleagues.

According to his LinkedIn account, Feldman started with ESPN in June, 2004.

Feldman used to be the editor and manager for the ESPN poker product since its inception in 2005 and he co-hosted ESPN Inside Deal and hosted ESPN’s Poker Edge Podcast.

After a report earlier today from John Ourand of Puck said ESPN and the NBA “have essentially come to terms on a package,” a new report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand says Amazon Prime Video will be one of at least three main players in the overall NBA media rights package.

Marchand reports the NBA and Amazon “have the framework of a deal,” and that it will include “significant regular season and postseason games, perhaps even conference finals.” With the current agreement expiring after next season, it is expected the Amazon deal would start in 2025-26.

Ourand’s reporting suggests Warner Bros. Discovery has had “productive” talks with the league. Marchand mentions NBC and WBD potentially battling to be the third partner or the potential of the NBA partnering with four outlets. It is believed ESPN will have around 20 regular season games cut from its package to make room for at least an additional partner, but Disney will keep the NBA Finals on ABC.

The expectation is that new NBA media rights deals will be for a 10-year period. The league is looking to grow on the $2.6 billion average per year it is getting now from ESPN and TNT Sports.