In the creation of Rangers Sports Network and, more importantly, a handful of multi-platform broadcasting deals they announced Tuesday, they believe

On Monday, the Texas Rangers announced the creation of Rangers Sports Network (RSN). The company will produce and distribute all of the team's television broadcasts for the upcoming season. Distribution is the keyword as local stations will vie for a chance to snag the Rangers' local TV rights.

It’s all about the “R.” What used to stand for “regional” in the RSN acronym now stands for “Rangers,” as in “Rangers Sports Network,” the newly created media venture that will produce and distribute the team’s games and potentially other content.

The Texas Rangers, who have more than 16 million households in their broadcast territory, have created a new company to oversee production and distribution of their game broadcasts, unveiling on Monday the Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment Company.

The Texas Rangers today announced the formation of a media venture called Rangers Sports Network. This move seemed to be an inevitability, given the indications all offseason that the Rangers were going to be opting to do their own thing rather than join an existing regional network.