“Working with FanDuel provides Diamond with a tremendous opportunity to enhance the fan experience and deepen the value we provide to our team, our league and our distribution partners,” said David Preschlack, Diamond CEO. “This partnership provides new opportunities to further strengthen our close connection.” RSNs have been working with local fans, including improving our DTC offering to a growing digital audience. In the meantime, as we finalize agreements with the NBA, NHL and our key distribution partners, we remain focused on driving our business and driving value for our team partners and our stakeholders.”

“Partnering with Diamond provides us with the opportunity to place the FanDuel brand at the intersection of the nation’s largest group of regional sports networks,” said Mike Raffensperger, FanDuel sports president. “A large cohort of FanDuel customers are loyal RSN viewers and.” This agreement allows us to further solidify the FanDuel brand among sports fans and provides a unique means of rewarding our users.”