This is not entirely true and a lot to unpack. Focusing on just distribution - The fact of the matter is that a local tv station does have full OTA clearance (in most cases that can afford the rights clearances) along with MVPD and vMVPD distribution. In 100% of rights cases this is better than the RSN or just streaming access to consumers as it touches on all bases and gives free and paid options to view games.
This is not entirely true and a lot to unpack. Focusing on just distribution - The fact of the matter is that a local tv station does have full OTA clearance (in most cases that can afford the rights clearances) along with MVPD and vMVPD distribution. In 100% of rights cases this is better than the RSN or just streaming access to consumers as it touches on all bases and gives free and paid options to view games.