The Atlanta Braves have unveiled BravesVision, their new in-house television network that will broadcast over 140 games this season. This move follows a trend of MLB teams creating their own networks amid financial struggles with regional sports broadcasters.
The Atlanta Braves have revealed plans for their own television network called BravesVision, making them the newest Major League Baseball franchise to take control of their game broadcasts.
The network will launch this season using a direct-to-distributor approach, reaching fans through cable, satellite, and streaming platforms within the team’s regional market. BravesVision plans to air more than 140 Braves games throughout the upcoming season.
Braves president and CEO Derek Schiller explained the reasoning behind the move, stating: “This endeavor will bring the most vital link to our fanbase — our television broadcast — back under the control of our organization. Generations of Braves fans were raised watching games on a network that shared ownership with the baseball team. With BravesVision, we believe that we can present Braves baseball in new and innovative ways allowing us to expand and elevate our storytelling capabilities across all of our platforms.”
Atlanta follows the path of several other franchises that have established their own broadcasting operations, including the Los Angeles Dodgers with SportsNet LA, the Chicago Cubs through Marquee Sports Network, and the New York Yankees via YES Network.
Roughly half of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams are making broadcasting adjustments as they work to deliver games to their local markets, largely due to ongoing financial difficulties plaguing Main Street Sports Group, the company behind the regional FanDuel Sports networks.
Last season, five teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins, and San Diego Padres — turned to MLB’s broadcasting division to handle their local game coverage.
This year, seven additional franchises will depend on Major League Baseball’s television operations to distribute their games through cable and streaming platforms: the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays. The Los Angeles Angels have not yet finalized their broadcasting arrangement for the 2026 season.
MLB.com has reported that teams relying on the league’s television division will see their broadcast revenue drop by approximately 50% compared to their previous distribution agreements.