Fox Sports Detroit and Fox's other regional sports networks have been dropped from Dish Network and Sling TV as of noon Friday, the Sports Business Journal reported.

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) and Sling reportedly rejected an offer from Fox Sports Regional Networks to extend an existing agreement, and SBJ reports that "no agreement appears to be on the horizon."

The Detroit Tigers played the Seattle Mariners at 10 p.m. Friday, but those hoping to watch the game on Dish Network were out of luck. Southfield-based Fox Sports Detroit locally airs Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings games.

SBJ reported that the regional networks and Dish have been sparring over "price and flexibility," with Dish aiming to slate some of the regional networks on premium tiers. Their agreement ended Sunday night, according to SBJ, but they had extended it until noon Friday.

A Fox Sports Detroit representative referred comment to a national Fox Sports spokeswoman. She did not immediately return Crain's request for comment.

"DISH and Sling has offered the Fox Regional Sports Networks a short-term extension, in an effort to quickly negotiate a fair, long-term deal for our customers," Dish said in an emailed statement. "The RSNs (regional sports networks) offered an extension that would put the new expiration date up against the 2020 Major League Baseball Opening Day. They want to use baseball fans as negotiation leverage, while continuing to get paid in the meantime for sports with lower viewership. Coming to a fair deal is in the interest of customers, not a nine-month extension that simply puts them in the middle again."

Dish owns Sling, an online TV streaming service.

The move comes as the team's local TV viewership has already seen a decline: Ratings fell 41 percent from 2017 to 2018 — a sign that some fans have lost interest amid losses and a continuing rebuild.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. agreed to buy Fox Sports Detroit and the other regional sports networks from Walt Disney Co. in May in a deal valued at more than $10 billion. It still requires federal approval.

According to SBJ, Sinclair has remained uninvolved in negotiations and the networks have been operating separately from Disney.