The Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a deal to start their own television network to broadcast games during the 2026 season, per a report from Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.
Viewers that previously had FanDuel Sports networks through their cable providers will have access to the currently unnamed sports network, minimizing the chaos around the network change. The Angels accomplished the deal by purchasing a portion of Main Street Sports to essentially recreate the coverage initially provided by FanDuel Sports in-house.
Per Fletcher's report, the Angels broadcast crew of Wayne Randazzo, Erika Weston and longtime color commentator Mark Gubicza will remain on the call for the new network, though it's unclear at this time what the extent of the pregame and postgame coverage will be.
The Angels have completed a deal to start their own TV network, though a purchase of a portion of Main Street.
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) March 6, 2026
Anyone in SoCal who could watch FanDuel will be able to watch this, with no additional sub.
Others can stream via MLB. (If you are out of market, that’s unchanged.)
Alternative options
An alternative to the new network for fans inside the Angels' market will be a streaming package with MLB.TV priced at $99.99.
Out-of-market fans will still be able to stream through MLB.TV as well, per Fletcher, with packages ranging from $149.99 to $199.99 for the season. The Angels' partnership with MLB's streaming service was announced as the initial solution to provide coverage of Angels' games after the initial departure from Min Street Sports affiliates.
The Angels have been in broadcast limbo since being one of several MLB and NHL teams to part ways with Main Street Sports, the parent company behind the FanDuel sports networks that handled the Angels and Los Angeles Kings broadcasts, among others, last season.
Fletcher's report indicates that the Kings will also be involved in the emerging new network, though the full extent of the deal has not been announced by the club and likely won't be until the final aspects of the deal are finalized.
Taking ownership of broadcasting
The uncertainty of the Angels' broadcasting situation has already spread to coverage of Spring Training games, as the Angels announced that the team would not be broadcasting any Spring Training games this season, and fans would instead have to look for broadcasts televised by their opponents for the day.
A team running their own network is not an unprecedented move, with the New York Yankees' YES Network being the most notable example.
For the Angels, the network will open a new revenue stream, with the team now able to profit directly from ad revenue and new streaming subscribers, providing an infusion of value to the Angels ahead of the regular season.