Bucks video games will not be in similar place on TV subsequent season

The Milwaukee Bucks will probably be on the seek for a brand new TV broadcast residence after the season, with official phrase that Main Street Sports is closing its regional-sports network operation.

Main Street, which oversees the FanDuel Sports Wisconsin community that carried Milwaukee Brewers video games earlier than 2026 and nonetheless carries Bucks video games, will now not carry video games for a slew of NBA groups along with Milwaukee. All these groups will probably be free to seek out new in-market offers for 2026-27.

The information does not come as a shock for the floundering sports activities group, but it surely does go away Bucks broadcasts subsequent yr in limbo.

According to the Sports Business Journal:

“For linear – where the rights fees will likely be under $10M annually – many of those teams could either switch to local over-the-air channels or their own in-house networks, such as the Cavaliers’ Rock Entertainment Sports Network.

“For streaming (and even linear, as nicely), the NBA is urging groups to signal one-year offers or packages with no less than a one-year exit clause, within the occasion the league doesn’t launch a nationwide streaming platform till the 2027-28 season.

“But sources said there is a sense multiple teams could shift to a streaming-only template for next season with platforms such as DAZN or Victory+ – which would be a first for NBA teams.”

In different phrases, wherever the Bucks land subsequent yr, it could possibly be a distinct mannequin than what followers have recognized lately – and it could possibly be non permanent.

Main Street ended its relationship with numerous baseball groups after the 2025 season, with Brewers video games now produced by Major League Baseball. Among new agreements with a wide range of suppliers, video games are actually streamed on the Brewers.TV platform operated by MLB.

SBJ additionally indicated none of Main Street’s 13 NBA groups have acquired native media rights funds in 2026, although every crew might obtain as a lot as 60% of their misplaced TV cash from Main Street’s collectors as soon as they signal a dissolution settlement.

“FanDuel Sports Network has reached agreements with the NBA and NHL to broadcast games and other programming through the end of the 2026 NBA regular season and the end of the first round of the NHL playoffs,” said a FanDuel spokesperson.

“We are preparing to wind down our operations upon seasons’ end unless we reach a strategic transaction. We’re pleased to finish out the NBA and NHL seasons, and we appreciate the collaborative relationships we have enjoyed with our team and league partners as well as the connections we have fostered with local fans.”

(This story has been up to date with new data.)