Living in cities like Indianapolis, Terre Haute, or Muncie, I’m within the Bally Sports Indiana broadcast zone. The network broadcasts Indiana Pacers games and select college matchups that appeal to local viewers like myself. Let me share all the details below.
In a hurry? There are two choices to stream Bally Sports Indiana:
Fubo
Known for its outstanding sports coverage, Fubo’s 150+ live TV channels provide a broad selection that appeals to most people. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
DIRECTV STREAM
The king of RSNs, this is the streaming service for MLB, NBA, and NHL fans with its Choice Plan. New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM.
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How to Stream Bally Sports Indiana
A few years ago, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV provided Bally Sports Indiana to their subscribers. But it’s been a while since they dropped their contracts. As a result, there are now only two streaming services that provide access to Bally Sports Indiana.
How to Get Bally Sports Indiana with Fubo
Fubo (formerly FuboTV) is a great service for sports fans. It provides access to most RSNs across the country and all of those in the greater Indian area. And it provides many national sports channels including ESPN, ESPN2, CBS Sports Network, FS1, FS2, TUDN, and the networks of beIN Sports.
Subscribers in the Indianapolis area will also get:
- Bally Sports Ohio: Reds (MLB)
- Marquee Sports Network: Cubs (MLB)
- NBC Sports Chicago: White Sox (MLB), Blackhawks (NHL).
It’s also a great general streaming service with all local channels like NBC, Fox, and ABC as well as a good selection of “cable” channels like FX, SyFy, and USA Network.
Fubo offers MLB.TV as an add-on.
You also get unlimited cloud DVR storage. And it provides streaming on up to 10 devices at once.
The base price of Fubo is $79.99/month but there is also an RSN fee. Most people in Indiana will get 3 RSNs so the monthly price should be $94.98/month.
- Plan Cost: $79.99/month
- RSN Fee:
- One RSN: $11.99/month — total: $91.98/month
- Two or More RSNs: $14.99/month — total: $94.98/month
For details, see our Fubo review.
How to Watch Bally Sports Indiana with DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM offers multiple service packages that provide access to regional sports networks. Note that DIRECTV STREAM’s zip-code lookup tool does not mention Bally Sports Indiana. It is, however, listed in their channel guide.
You get all it and 100+ other channels with the Choice plan for $108.99/month. Beyond the RSNs and all the local network affiliates, you get the main national sports channels ESPN, ESPNU, FS1, MLB Network, NBA TV, and NBCSB.
If you move up to the Ultimate plan for $119.99/month, you’ll get 130+ channels including CBS Sports Network, FS2, and NHL Network. The Premier plan is much more expensive ($164.99/month), but includes a bunch of premium channels from Cinemax, HBO, Showtime, and Starz.
For a thorough discussion of all this, see our DIRECTV STREAM review.
How to Stream Bally Sports Indiana with Bally Sports+
Note: the FanDuel Sports Network streaming service has secured rights for the games of all covered NBA and NHL teams. But it has not secured rights to most MLB team games. Make sure that your teams will be available before signing up.
Bally Sports offers its own direct-to-consumer streaming service called Bally Sports+. From September 26th, 2022 onward, fans in the channels’ broadcast area can subscribe. There are two ways to pay:
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- Monthly: $19.99
- Yearly: $189.99
This provides you with whatever Bally Sports channels broadcast in your area. This will be one but, depending on your location, could be more. For example, subscribers in Indianapolis get access to Bally Sports Indiana and Bally Sports Midwest. (Black Friday details)
This is a nice option to have. But it is relatively expensive given it is limited to Bally Sports channels. To watch playoff games, you will need national channels like TBS, FS1, Fox, and MLB Network. But you could combine Bally Sports+ with a live TV streaming service like Sling TV.
And for fans in many areas, you will still be missing out. Those in Indianapolis also get Marquee Sports Network (Chicago Cubs) and NBC Sports Chicago (Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks) if they subscribe to DIRECTV STREAM or Fubo.
This Bally Sports+, you can watch directly through BallySports.com. But most fans will want to watch on streaming devices. Currently, the choices are relatively meager: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV-compatible TVs, tvOS, as well as mobile devices with iOS (iPhone, iPad) or Android.
Alternatives to Bally Sports Indiana
It is still possible to watch Pacers, Reds, and Blues games without subscribing to DIRECTV STREAM. It is just a question of how well you can do it.
For instance, it may be possible to get Bally Sports Indiana directly through your cable provider. If you take this route, can stream the channel on the Bally Sports app. See below.
However, if you are intent on cutting the cord for good, you can still watch your favorite teams without a cable subscription. The most obvious way to do this is to limit yourself to nationally televised games. In that case, you will do well with a subscription to a general live streaming service like Hulu Live or Sling TV.
If you do not live in the Indiana area but want to watch Indiana-based sports teams, you have a number of options:
- MLB.tv: Get all non-blacked out games $24.99/mo. Blacked out games may be watched 90 minutes after they complete. It is available through Fubo.
- NBA League Pass: Get all non-blacked out games for $28.99/mo. Blacked out games are usually not available for 3 days so this service really isn’t useful for Indiana-based fans.
- NHL Center Ice: An out-of-market streaming service. Blacked out games are available after two days, so as with NBA League Pass, this is not a good choice for in-market fans.
ESPN+ is also a good option for MLB and NHL fans.
You can also stream Bally Sports Indiana using internet, cable, and satellite providers Cox, DIRECTV satellite, Mediacom, Optimum, Spectrum, SuddenLink, U-verse, WOW, and Xfinity.
Devices and TVs for Bally Sports Indiana
Most likely, Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM support the streaming devices you already own. These include Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV smart TVs, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS mobile devices, Roku, Samsung, and most web browsers.
DIRECTV STREAM offers its own device for $120 or $5/mo. And FuboTV offers many other smart TVs as well as the Xbox gaming system.
Additionally, Bally Sports has its own app that you can watch on. These are available on even more devices. To use this app, you need to log in using your DIRECTV STREAM or Fubo credentials. If you have a cable or satellite provider, those should work too.
What Is Bally Sports Indiana?
Bally Sports Indiana is a regional sports network (RSN) that is available to those living throughout the central portion of Indiana. It is based in St Louis, Missouri — along with sister stations Bally Sports Kansas City and Bally Sports Midwest. (In many ways, they are all the same station.)
It is part of the network of 19 Bally Sports channels owned by Diamond Sports Group, a company formed for that purpose by Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios. It gets its name from Bally’s Corporation through a licensing deal.
You can obtain access to this network through your local cable provider or by subscribing to DIRECTV STREAM.
You cannot get access to this network if you live outside of its broadcast area as it does not own the rights to do so. Those outside this area have other options, which we discuss below.
Bally Sports Indiana is the home of the Pacers. They provide Pacers games to sister station Bally Sports Midwest. Bally Sports Indiana also airs Cincinnati Reds games via Bally Sports Ohio and St Louis Blues games via Bally Sports Midwest.
Depending on where you are located, you will also see St Louis Cardinals games as well as games from the Detroit area.
The WNBA’s Indiana Fever are occasionally featured on Bally Sports Indiana. Other games will appear on NBA TV, CBS Sports Network, Facebook, ESPN3, and Amazon Prime.
Programming
Bally Sports Indiana is focused mostly on games. These include associated shows like Pacers Live Pre-Game and Pacers Live Post-Game, half-hour shows before and after games.
It also airs the other standard shows from the network like Live on the Line and Inside the Association. And it shows other sports, archival footages, and general licensed shows that should appeal to fans.
Chris Denari and former Indiana Pacers player Quinn Buckner team up to call the action from the hardwood in Indianapolis, Denari as play-by-play announcer and Buckner as analyst. They are joined by in-game reporter Jeremiah Johnson and former Pacers guard Eddie Gill as analyst.
Today’s Bally Sports Indiana Schedule
See our Bally Sports Indiana Schedule page for all the details of what’s playing today.
Wrapping Up
Bally Sports Indiana has the exclusive regional broadcast rights to Indiana Pacers games. However, this channel may also show content provided by other Bally Sports networks in the region.
Fubo is our top choice for Bally Sports Indiana. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
See Also
- Cincinnati Reds Viewer’s Guide
- Indiana Pacers Viewer’s Guide
- MLB Viewer’s Guide
- NBA Viewer’s Guide
- WNBA Viewer’s Guide
FAQs
How can I watch Bally Sports Indiana’s games if I’m not in its coverage area?
If you are not in Bally Sports Indiana’s coverage area, you can subscribe to out-of-market streaming services like MLB.TV, NBA League Pass, and NHL Center Ice. Alternatively, you can subscribe to general streaming services like Fubo, ones that will allow you to watch nationally televised games.
Does Fox Sports Indiana still exist?
Fox Sports Indiana was rebranded as Bally Sports Indiana after being acquired by Diamond Sports Group (owned by Sinclair Broadcasting and Entertainment Studios). Diamond Sports acquired all 22 Fox Sports Networks (FSNs) in 2019 due to a demand by the US Department of Justice after determining that owning Fox Sports and ESPN would violate antitrust rules.
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My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.
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How is it that I couldn’t see the first 12 minutes of tonight’s Pacer vs Portland game. Since I have bought Bally sports it has been numerous outages and downtime for various technical difficulties. Also this banner like deal that you play over and over during commercial breaks, what’s up with that?
Please get these problems corrected.
Hello Jim – I recommend emailing Bally Sports (now FanDuel Sports) customer support with the above details.
We are Pacer fans ! However, on numerous occasions were not able to watch their games due to “technical difficulties”. Again tonight we have the test patterns full screen. Sure hope you fix your difficulties SOON!