Major League Baseball (MLB)

The Major League Baseball Advanced Media division of North America’s Major League Baseball has expanded its distribution partnership with digital sports news agency SendtoNews.

Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in the Nordic region for North America’s Major League Baseball World Series.

MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and internet company of Major League Baseball, has approved the creation of a media company that will act as a new source of revenue for the league and its clubs.

Major League Baseball franchise the St. Louis Cardinals have signed a new 15-year deal with long-term local television rights partner, regional sports network Fox Sports Midwest, in an agreement reportedly worth more than $1bn (€907m).

North America’s Major League Baseball has launched an authenticated stream for its MLB Network pay-television service.

US pay-television operator Charter Communications has confirmed it will start to carry regional pay-television channel SportsNet LA on Tuesday.

A federal judge has ruled US sports fans accusing Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and broadcasters of illegally restricting their ability to watch their favourite teams on television cannot claim damages as a class.

Golf’s PGA Tour has partnered with MLB Advanced Media, Major League Baseball’s interactive media and internet company, to launch a new digital over-the-top subscription service.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in France to the 2015 Major League Baseball season.

US pay-television provider Dish Network has agreed a multi-year extension to its carriage deal with Major League Baseball in an expanded partnership that paves the way for in-market streaming of MLB games in the future.

Major League Baseball has opted to close MLB Productions, the league’s in-house television and video production division, with its operations set to be folded into the remit of its pay-television service MLB Network.

WLS-TV/ABC7 Chicago, a local television station owned by the ABC network in the US, has acquired rights to games featuring Major League Baseball franchise the Chicago Cubs.

Major League Baseball has confirmed the appointment of Rob McGlarry as the new president of its MLB Network pay-television service.

Major League Baseball has set a new broadcast milestone with the 2014 World Series becoming the first edition of the season-ending showpiece to be live streamed.

US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable has agreed a deal with independent broadcast station KDOC that will allow all local fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers to watch the MLB baseball team’s final six regular season games.

A US district judge has ruled that Major League Baseball cannot use an antitrust exemption to avoid facing a lawsuit from fans who claim that the league unfairly dictates broadcast markets for its clubs.