The Major League Baseball Team Atlanta Braves represents the 10th largest market size in Major League Baseball. 

Atlanta is also home to the most valuable Major League Soccer Team in the country.

What both of these teams have in common is a majority of their games are aired on Fox Sports Southeast, which is a Sinclair Broadcast Group owned television station. Sinclair Broadcast Group recently decided not to pursue a television contracts with three of the most popular Over-The-Top cable television providers (YoutubeTV, Sling,Hulu).

From a business standpoint, this alone is surprising, as 69% of cable tv subscribers use some form of over-the-top services (Think YoutubeTV vs Comast or DirecTV).

By doing this, Sinclair Broadcast Group is preventing an absurd number of Atlanta Braves and Atlanta United fans from being able to enjoy their favorite teams over the course of the regular season. Not only is this disappointing as a fan, but it is also likely damaging to the revenue and brand for both teams. If fans are not able to keep up with their favorite team, they will be less likely to stay involved with the team and could deter fans from buying tickets to games or buying merchandise in support of their teams.

It is painfully obvious that all companies involved care more about protecting the profits of their already wildly successful companies than they care about providing a quality product to the millions of Atlanta Braves and Atlanta United fans across the Southeast. 

This petition is to encourage Sinclair Broadcast Group and streaming services like YoutubeTV, Sling, and Hulu to quit being greedy corporations that apparently don't care whether or not The Atlanta Braves or Atlanta United reaches its fans, creates new fans, or brings in additional revenue.