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New York Yankees ‘partnering with Amazon for local streaming-rights deal’
The New York Yankees are reportedly looking to partner with e-commerce giant Amazon to become the first Major League Baseball team to offer games to in-market viewers without a cable TV subscription.
Octagon strikes media content partnership with MiLB
Agency to aid affiliated minors in striking new distribution opportunities
WBSC adds Facebook to Premier12 media roster
Facebook is exclusively live streaming in the US all 32 games from the World Baseball Softball Confederation's 2019 Premier12 national team baseball tournament, which started on Saturday in Mexico
World Series Game 1 barely avoids record-low TV rating
Major League Baseball and Fox Sports narrowly avoided setting a record for the least-watched World Series opener ever on US television
Pirates extend local rights deal with AT&T SportsNet
Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a multi-year extension of their local TV rights deal with AT&T SportsNet, the second such team to do so with the network in the past week.
MLB posts series of television, digital gains
Major League Baseball this season posted a series of gains in linear and digital television consumption, contrasting with the sport’s ongoing attendance decline.
MLB to make YouTube game available in key spots in Pacific Rim
League to distribute live streamed game into quartet of prominent international baseball markets
New York Yankees-led group completes re-acquisition of YES Network control
Prominent MLB team partners with Amazon, Sinclair, other investors for top-watched US RSN
DAZN expands beyond subscriber base with Twitter-based episode of ‘ChangeUp’
Special event on social media network marks the first time the MLB program has been shown to non-subscribers since March debut
FREE | MLB Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape of Major League Baseball
MLB Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape of Major League Baseball
Tencent steps in to take MLB and complete set of US major leagues
Major League Baseball has secured an uplift in the value of its media rights in China despite the early termination of its deal with LeSports.
DAZN completes US sports portfolio with MLB acquisition
DAZN last month secured Major League Baseball rights, the only major US sports property missing from its portfolio in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Mediapro picks up WBSC rights in Americas until 2022
Spanish agency Mediapro has secured exclusive media rights across the Americas until 2022 for all of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s flagship international competitions.
NY judge wrestles with legal issues surrounding long-running MASN dispute
NY judge uncertain whether he can overturn a MLB arbitration ruling in favor of Washington Nationals
MASN files formal opposition to second MLB ruling favoring Nationals
Baltimore Orioles-controlled RSN again claims league was improperly partial in its long-running media dispute with the Washington Nationals
Yankees exploring creating YES Radio
The Yankees are exploring creating YES Radio. The Yankees are closing in on reacquiring a controlling stake in YES Network in partnership with Amazon and Sinclair
MLB panel: Nationals owed nearly $100 million
A Major League Baseball arbitration committee has ruled the Washington Nationals are due nearly $100 million (US) in additional rights fees from the Baltimore Orioles in the latest salvo in their long-running…
BT Sport extends MLB rights, BBC to show London Series
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has renewed its deal for Major League Baseball rights until the end of 2021, while public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to MLB's upcoming London …
YouTube secures MLB rights package for second half of 2019
Major League Baseball struck a new partnership on Tuesday with YouTube incorporating live streaming rights to 13 games from the second half of the 2019 regular season
MLB continues Facebook partnership, scales back 2019 schedule
Major League Baseball has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with Facebook, but the social media company will have a smaller line-up of live games in 2019
MLB.TV added to Amazon Prime Video channels
In its latest sports content acquisition, Amazon has announced that MLB.TV – Major League Baseball's out-of-market package – will be made available on its Prime Video channels in the United States.
Eleven Sports to launch Japan streaming service
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports is launching in Japan - its 11th market - on Saturday.
Chicago Cubs re-launches YouTube channel to promote regional sports network
Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs has unveiled a revamped YouTube channel, offering a preview of content that will be available on its regional sports network, due to launch in 2020
O2 Czech Republic to show Major League Baseball
Telecommunications company O2 Czech Republic has struck a deal to show North America’s Major League Baseball.
Cubs’ RSN could generate $40-$50m in cash flow
MLB team the Chicago Cubs' new RSN, which will launch next year in partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group, could net somewhere between $40m (€35m) and $50m in positive cash flow. Ma
Yahoo Sports building Mets, NBC partnerships
Yahoo Sports has announced it is building a digital subscription product for the New York Mets MLB franchise
Angels owner interested in purchasing two RSNs
The owner of Major League Baseball team the Los Angeles Angels, Arte Moreno, reaffirmed earlier this week that he's interested in buying the two Regional Sports Networks which air the Angels' matches
Chicago Cubs confirm launch of own regional sports network
The Chicago Cubs have confirmed the launch of their long-awaited regional sports network, which will begin in February 2020 in partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group
Eleven Sports partners Taiwan’s Unilions baseball team
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has signed a long-term partnership with Taiwan’s Unilions Pro Baseball Team.
Cubs confirm plans for regional sports network
Major League Baseball franchise the Chicago Cubs has confirmed it will launch its own regional sports network in 2020, adding that it could partner with another team in the venture
Yankees engage with Amazon, Sinclair for Yes Network deal – report
Major League Baseball franchise the New York Yankees is reportedly in talks with e-commerce giant Amazon and US media company Sinclair Broadcast Group about a partnership to secure control of its regional…
Fox Sports and ESPN to share MLB London Series coverage
As widely expected, Fox Sports and ESPN will broadcast one game each from the Major League Baseball London Series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees next summer
ESPN’s ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ moved back an hour to help MLB players
ESPN's nationally-televised Sunday night Major League Baseball games will be moved back an hour – from 8pm Eastern Time to 7pm – in large part to appease players and fans.
MLB ‘looking at’ former Fox regional sports networks
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has suggested the league could participate in the bidding process for the 22 Regional Sports Networks that are being divested as part of the asset takeover deal between Disney…
MLB lands $5bn Fox extension, DAZN deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has struck a seven-year extension worth a reported $5bn (€4.4
Facebook deal a success, says MLB
Michael Treanor, Major League Baseball’s producer of live events, has insisted the league’s partnership with social media company Facebook has been a success despite mixed reactions to the deal.