Bally Sports New Orleans Without Cable: Who Lets You Stream the Pelicans Live?

If you are a Pelicans fan, Bally Sports New Orleans is a must-have channel. But you are not limited to cable and satellite providers. Read on to learn your options and alternatives.

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Stream Bally Sports New Orleans

Unfortunately, Bally Sports affiliates are not widely available from streaming services. But there are two excellent options.

FuboTV

FuboTV is a treating service for sports fans who have families who might want to watch other things. It offers over 35 sport-focused channels including RSNs like Bally Sports New Orleans as well as national channels like ESPN, FS1, and CBS Sports Network. It also provides 20+ channels from the beIN Sports and TUDN networks.

For the non-sports lover in your home, there are roughly 100 other channels. These include all the local network affiliates like ABC and NBC. But it also has dozens of standard “cable” channels like Comedy Central, Disney, and FX.

Plans also come with a lot of features. These include 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. You are also able to stream on up to 10 devices at once so everyone at home can watch what they want where they want.

The price for FuboTV depends on the number of RSNs you get. Subscribers in Louisiana will get at least two so the price should be $88.98/mo.

• Plan Cost: $74.99/mo
• RSN Fee:
  • One RSN: $10.99/mo — total: $85.98/mo
  • Two or More RSNs: $13.99/mo — total: $88.98/mo

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DIRECTV STREAM

In order to access this channel, you need to sign up for a Choice plan, which costs $99.99/mo. Doing so will also grant you several other sports-oriented channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, FS1, MLB Network, NBA TV, ACC Network, and SEC Network.

Meanwhile, an upgrade to the Ultimate plan will get you CBS Sports Network, FS2, and Golf Channel as well. Note that several college sporting events involving Louisiana-based institutions are shown on CBS Sports Network and FS2.

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Bally Sports+

Note: At this point, Bally Sports+ 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. Or go with FuboTV.

Bally Sports+ is a direct-to-consumer streaming service that offers all of the Bally Sports channels that you qualify for based on your location. There are two payment plans:

• Monthly: $19.99
• Yearly: $189.99

You can use the service through the website, BallySports.com. It also works with a limited number of streaming devices: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV-compatible TVs, tvOS, iOS (iPhone), and Android.

Cord-cutters should be glad to have this extra option. At the same time, we aren’t convinced that it’s that helpful for most sports fans. It is limited to Bally Sports channels. If you want other channels like ESPN and FS1, you will need to combine it with a live TV streaming service like Sling TV.

People in the Bally Sports New Orleans broadcast area will generally also get AT&T SportsNet Southwest. That’s a big reason why DIRECTV STREAM may be a better go since it provides you with all the RSNs as well as national channels.

Alternatives to Bally Sports New Orleans

If you are in the Bally Sports New Orleans broadcast area and want to watch Pelicans games, your only real alternative is to be satisfied with sporadic broadcasts of them elsewhere. However, that is a sizable selection of contests.

For example, the 2021-22 Pelicans team has been scheduled to be on national television 15 times: six on ESPN, four on TNT, and five on NBA TV. But do take into account that some of those will be blacked out locally with affected fans pointed towards Bally Sports New Orleans’ broadcasts.

Of course, those not in the NBA League Pass blackout area for the team can simply subscribe to that service for $14.99/mo, but you will most likely not be able to access Bally Sports New Orleans anyway if that situation describes you.

Fans who are looking for coverage of the Texas Rangers and are to the east of Louisiana or otherwise outside of that club’s MLB.TV blackout area can subscribe to that service for $24.99/mo to access locally produced broadcasts of the team’s games.

As with MLB and NBA, there is NHL Center Ice, which allows you to watch out-of-market games. You can get it with the Ultimate Plan from DIRECTV STREAM for $109.99/mo. Or you can get it alone directly from Sling TV.

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Streaming Other Local College Sports Events

Meanwhile, college sports events are available through a wide variety of channels. Which ones largely depend on which team(s) you follow.

For example, LSU Tigers (football, basketball) sporting events are predominantly on ESPN, SEC Network, and channels under that same umbrella. Conversely, Tulane Green Wave sports events are often streamed live on ESPN+ ($9.99/mo).

You can subscribe to ESPN+ directly while other sports-oriented channels that show some Pelicans games and numerous contests played by Louisiana-based collegiate athletics departments can be accessed by subscribing to Hulu + Live TV ($69.99/mo), Sling TV ($40.00/mo), or Vidgo ($69.99/mo).

If you are determined to watch Bally Sports New Orleans without paying DIRECTV STREAM, you can always decide to not kill your cable bill and get it through your cable or satellite provider.

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Streaming TVs and Devices for Bally Sports New Orleans

FuboTV and DIRECTV STREAM support most streaming devices. That includes Android TV-compatible and Samsung smart TVs. And it also includes the standard streaming TV devices Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV.

All smartphones running iOS or Android are supported. You can watch them directly or use them to cast to your TV directly or with a Chromecast device. You can also use most web browsers.

DIRECTV STREAM offers its own device. And FuboTV supports the Hisense, LG, and Vizio smart TVs and the Xbox gaming console.

Finally, you can use your FuboTV or DIRECTV STREAM account to log in to the Bally Sports App, which supports all these devices FuboTV offers.

Bally Sports New Orleans Details

Bally Sports is a collection of 19 regional channels owned by Diamond Sports Group, a company created for the purpose by the media companies Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios.

Bally Sports New Orleans is one of the newest regional sports networks (RSNs) to split off from Bally Sports Southwest. Its coverage area is focused on Louisiana and nearby portions of Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida while its programming revolves around the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.

If you are situated within its broadcast area, would like access to Bally Sports New Orleans, and want that access to be achieved without a cable bill, DIRECTV STREAM appears to be your lone option.

However, do note that if you put a New Orleans-based zip code into its zip code tool, it may only list you as receiving Bally Sports Southwest and Bally Sports Oklahoma despite Bally Sports New Orleans being included on the official DIRECTV STREAM channel lineup PDF that is accessible from that same webpage. New customers get 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM.

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What Sports Events Does Bally Sports New Orleans Cover?

Bally Sports New Orleans broadcasts nearly all Pelicans regular season games first-round playoff games. They also show Pelicans-related programming. Otherwise, it mostly picks up programming from Bally Sports Southwest and Bally Sports Oklahoma, such as Texas Rangers baseball games and Oklahoma Sooners football-related shows (not games).

In addition, Bally Sports New Orleans airs a variety of other programming, including shows and events related to fishing, ATV-riding, beach volleyball, tennis, surfing, golf, boxing, and poker.

Note that no New Orleans Saints programming is available here. Dallas Cowboys-related shows are — courtesy of programming borrowed from Bally Sports Southwest. But Bally Sports and the Saints have not come to a similar agreement, so you will have to head elsewhere if you are looking for Saints shows.

Bally Sports New Orleans Plus

Bally Sports New Orleans Plus covers much of the same programming as Bally Sports New Orleans and also handles situations when multiple contests need to be shown at the same time.

This would be the case, for example, if the Texas Rangers and New Orleans Pelicans both played on a Wednesday evening in early April, 2022.

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Bally Sports New Orleans Programming

In addition to live games, Bally Sports New Orleans provides Pelicans Live, the pregame and postgame shows with news and analysis. They also provide Pelicans Insider, a weekly+ show about the team.

New Orleans Pelicans broadcasts are accompanied by the voices of Joel Meyers (play-by-play) and Antonio Daniels (color analyst). Meyers has a notable broadcasting resume that spans decades while Daniels followed an NBA playing career, which included time with the New Orleans Hornets, with broadcasting duties for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Pelicans. Jennifer Hale also joins the broadcasts as a courtside reporter and Erin Hartigan and David Wesley act as studio hosts.

Bally Sports New Orleans also features many of the same shows as the other Bally Sports channels. Most are licensed from outside entities. But some are created by Bally Sports like Live on the Line.

Wrapping Up

Bally Sports New Orleans is essential for Pelicans fans in Louisiana and surrounding areas.

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FAQs

What happened to Fox Sports New Orleans?

When Fox was acquired by Disney, the US DOJ forced the sale of its 21 Fox Sports RSNs because of the conflict between Fox Sports and ESPN. So at the end of March, 2021, all of the Fox Sports RSNs became Bally Sports RSNs. Two of the channels were dropped and there are now 19 including Bally Sports New Orleans.

Does Hulu + Live TV offer Bally Sports New Orleans?

The only RSNs that Hulu + Live TV offers are the six NBC Sports channels and SportsNet New York. Otherwise, it is an excellent live TV streaming service with 85+ live channels including all the local network affiliates. Additionally, you get ESPN+ and Disney+ for $69.99/mo.

Does FuboTV give you Bally Sports New Orleans?

Bally Sports New Orleans now comes with FuboTV for subscribers in its broadcast area. That’s also true of all the other Bally Sports channels and almost all other RSNs including those from NBC Sports and AT&T SportsNet. This is a recent change. FuboTV did not offer Bally Sports from mid-2020 to early 2023.

Can I get Bally Sports New Orleans with YouTube TV?

You cannot get Bally Sports New Orleans through YouTube TV. It offers the same RSNs as Hulu + Live TV. Otherwise, it allows a great selection of national sports channels like CBS Sports Network, ESPN, and FS1. And like the others, it can be supplemented with Bally Sports+.

What is the cheapest way to stream Bally Sports New Orleans?

The cheapest way that you can stream Bally Sports New Orleans is Bally Sports+ for $19.99/mo or $189.99/yr. But this does limit you to only to Bally Sports channels. If you want other live TV channels — including those you need to watch the playoffs — you need to get FuboTV or DIRECTV STREAM.

How come I cannot get Bally Sports New Orleans outside of its coverage area?

Bally Sports New Orleans and all other RSNs are only available in their designated areas to ensure that sports teams’ locally produced broadcasts are only shown where they are allowed. Sometimes those areas do overlap, but those instances tend to make geographic sense. For example, Texas Rangers and Houston Astros contests that are regionally broadcast can both be seen in Louisiana on their respective RSNs, but ROOT Sports’ Seattle Mariners broadcasts cannot.

How come some New Orleans Pelicans games are not available on Bally Sports New Orleans?

In some cases, New Orleans Pelicans games are not available on Bally Sports New Orleans. That is because they are being shown exclusively on a national television outlet that you most likely have access to as well. This may happen a handful of times in the regular season and will for all major postseason games.

How can I watch the New Orleans Pelicans play if I am not in the Bally Sports New Orleans broadcast area?

As long as you are not in the team’s NBA League Pass blackout area, you can watch nearly all New Orleans Pelicans games through a subscription to that service for $14.99/mo. Also, several of their contests will be shown nationally on ABC, ESPN, TNT, or NBA TV.

How can I watch the Pelicans’ divisional rivals?

For information about the other teams in the SouthWest Division, see these articles:

• Dallas Mavericks — Bally Sports Southwest
• Houston Rockets — AT&T SportsNet Southwest
• Memphis Grizzlies — Bally Sports Southeast
• San Antonio Spurs — Bally Sports Southwest

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How can I watch other sports channels?

These guides explain how to watch other sports channels without depending on cable or satellite providers: