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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…
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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
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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.
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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…
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The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has struck a seven-year extension worth a reported $5bn (€4.4
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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.
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“New Fox” has emerged as the front-runner to buy back the regional US sports networks it will sell to Disney, a move that would protect its position as a leading sports broadcaster in the country.
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Canadian sports broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired broadcast rights to minor league baseball team the Vancouver Canadians
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DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has secured rights in Italy to the Pro14 cross-border rugby union league as it unveiled its full line-up for its launch in the country
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US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a multi-year extension to its rights deal with college sports organisation the Big South Conference
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Swedish media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has acquired rights in the Nordic region for North America’s Major League Baseball.
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The US Department of Justice has moved to take fresh action against the takeover of US media company Time Warner by telco AT&T by appealing a federal judge’s approval of the deal last month.
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The World Baseball Softball Confederation has awarded host broadcast rights for the 2018 Women’s Baseball World Cup to the United States Speciality Sports Association, a non-profit sports organisation based in Florida.

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Major League Baseball franchise the New York Yankees is considering buying back US regional pay-television sports broadcaster Yes Network, according to multiple reports.

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Major League Baseball has entered into a licensing and original content partnership with SI TV, the OTT streaming service of sports media platform Sports Illustrated.

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The World Baseball Softball Confederation has confirmed the launch of Base, its new commercial and marketing arm.

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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.

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Social media platform Twitter has renewed its rights deal with Major League Baseball for the 2018 season.