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# Sports TV could revive the old “ad hoc network” model for live rights
- URL: https://fabric.media/sports-tv-could-revive-the-old-ad-hoc-network-model-for-live-rights/
- Published: 2026-09-03T16:05:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-03T16:05:09.000Z
- Description: TVREV traces the 1960s-70s “Love Network” and syndicators like TVS and Mizlou, who cleared local stations market by market for events lacking a permanent channel home. Gray Media, Scripps and TEGNA are already rebuilding similar station-based sports distribution today.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Streaming, Tim Hanlon, TVREV: Sports TV needs a new local 'Love Network'

**Why it matters.** Rights holders below the top tier gain broad TV reach without building a permanent channel, while local stations gain live inventory without acquiring a full season.

*Signal from* [*TVREV*](https://tvrev.com/?ref=fabric.media) *·* [*Tim Hanlon*](https://fabric.media/tag/by-tim-hanlon/) *·* [*read the original*](https://www.tvrev.com/news/sports-tv-could-use-a-new-love-network?ref=fabric.media)*.*