Baseball
Nent snaps up MLB rights in Nordic region
AT&T hits out as DOJ makes fresh appeal against Time Warner deal
USSSA to produce coverage of women’s baseball showpiece
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.
Yankees weighing up full control of Yes Network
Major League Baseball franchise the New York Yankees is considering buying back US regional pay-television sports broadcaster Yes Network, according to multiple reports.
MLB signs content partnership with Sports Illustrated TV
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.
WBSC launches commercial and marketing entity
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has confirmed the launch of Base, its new commercial and marketing arm.
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.
Twitter extends live streaming deal with MLB
Social media platform Twitter has renewed its rights deal with Major League Baseball for the 2018 season.
Tencent picks up MLB rights in China
Chinese internet company Tencent has acquired rights for Major League Baseball as part of a broader partnership with the North American league.
Facebook strikes Major League Baseball partnership
Facebook has struck a deal with Major League Baseball to stream live coverage of 25 weekday afternoon games.
YouTube TV enhances baseball content with expanded MLB deal
Major League Baseball has extended and expanded its wide-ranging partnership with YouTube TV, the cable-free live television service of video-sharing company YouTube.
WBSC Europe signs first partner with Sportradar deal
World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe has signed its first commercial partnership through a deal with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar.
Chicago Cubs targeting in-house media network
The Chicago Cubs is keen to form its own media network after its current broadcast contracts expire, according to the Major League Baseball club’s president of business operations, Crane Kenney.
Ex-BAMTech boss Bowman admits to ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Bob Bowman, Major League Baseball’s former president of business and media, has admitted he was “inappropriate” at times after the Wall Street Journal reported that the executive had recently been forced out after years of troubling behaviour.
FuboTV signs NESN carriage deal
US OTT streaming service FuboTV has agreed a multi-year deal to carry programming from regional sports network NESN.
New OTT service to be called ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus will be the name of the international sports broadcaster’s new video-streaming service that will launch in spring 2018, Bob Iger, the chief executive of parent company Disney, confirmed yesterday (Thursday).
BAMTech architect to depart MLB
Bob Bowman, president of business and media at North America’s Major League Baseball, is to step down from the role when his contract expires next month.
Mexican baseball league secures free-to-air return with TV Azteca
Mexican commercial broadcaster TV Azteca has agreed a rights deal with the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol to televise the country’s baseball competition on a free-to-air basis.