Braves announce the future with BravesVision

After parting ways with FanDuel Sports Network earlier in the year, the Atlanta Braves have announced the launch of BravesVision, a multimedia platform owned and operated by the organization that will become the official television home of the Braves beginning this season.

“This endeavor will bring the most vital link to our fanbase – our television broadcast – back under the control of our ballclub,” said Braves President and CEO Derek Schiller. “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.”

BravesVision is set to produce more than 140 games this year, along with extensive pre- and postgame content, and there will be multiple avenues for fans across Braves Country to watch.

While the team is still working out the exact details with distributors as the season approaches, BravesVision will be coming to satellite and cable. The team announced they will release updates as deals are finalized, but the hope is this new channel will be easily available no matter how you choose to watch TV — cable/satellite, YouTube TV, DIRECTV Stream, Fubo, etc. That’s something FanDuel really missed the mark on during its short time covering the Braves.

However, in the event BravesVision isn’t available on your TV provider, there will be a streaming option through MLB’s platform, Braves.TV. With a subscription, all non-nationally exclusive Braves games will be available everywhere without blackouts — a massive win for fans outside the region.

The Braves also noted that a number of games will still be broadcast over the air through Gray Media for the second consecutive season.

Overall, this feels like a win for Braves fans everywhere. Obviously, there are still plenty of details that need to be ironed out and finalized, but it appears watching games without blackouts will be much easier for Braves fans across the country than ever before. Additionally, with the team taking control of its own network — essentially cutting out the middleman — this should be a much more lucrative venture for the Braves. And if they make more money, that’s a positive for the club’s long-term outlook from a competitive standpoint.

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