Baseball
Disney steps up move for BAMTech, unveils ESPN OTT service
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in BAMTech, the video technology business of MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media arm of Major League Baseball.
Nationals-Orioles MASN dispute to return to MLB panel
The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals are at odds over their respective positions following the latest legal ruling in a long-running case concerning the latter Major League Baseball franchise’s revenue payments from US regional cable-television broadcaster MASN.
Samsung signs VR-focused partnership with MLB
Consumer electronics company Samsung has partnered with North America’s Major League Baseball to provide fans with a virtual reality offering for the remainder of the 2017 season.
MP & Silva appointed to manage Colombian baseball rights
The MP & Silva agency has been appointed as the exclusive global media-rights adviser for the Colombian Baseball League and the Serie Latinoamericana pan-continental competition.
MLB strikes VR partnership with Intel
US technology company Intel has agreed its latest sports partnership by entering into a three-year deal with Major League Baseball for virtual reality coverage of the North American league’s games.
Facebook strikes live-streaming deal with MLB
Social media platform Facebook has struck its latest live sports deal through an agreement with Major League Baseball to show 20 of its games during the ongoing 2017 season.
WBSC engages deFrias Management Group to expand global reach
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has appointed Canadian marketing and management consulting firm deFrias Management Group (dMG) to expand its broadcast distribution and increase its number of global partnerships.
Root Sports introduces in-market streaming for MLB partners
US regional sports broadcaster Root Sports has introduced authenticated in-market live streaming of games for its Major League Baseball team partners.
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.
MLB seeks growth in India with Veqta partnership
Major League Baseball has signed a wide-ranging content partnership with Indian digital media company Veqta.
Sport1 picks up Major League Baseball rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a sublicensing deal with DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, for rights to North America’s Major League Baseball.
DAZN snaps up Major League Baseball rights
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired live rights for Major League Baseball games in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
DOJ reaches settlement in SportsNet LA carriage case
The US Department of Justice has said it has reached a settlement in a case that saw it sue telco AT&T and its DirecTV satellite operator for allegedly acting as the “ringleader” of a series of unlawful information exchanges between DirecTV and three of its competitors during carriage talks for regional pay-television channel SportsNet LA.
KLTA-TV deal extended amid Dodgers’ television blackout
Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers and Charter Communications, the company that markets regional pay-television channel SportsNet LA, have opted to extend their rights partnership with LA-based broadcaster KLTA-TV.
DirecTV secures World Baseball Classic rights in Latin America [UPDATED]
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has acquired non-exclusive rights in Latin America for the 2017 World Baseball Classic national team tournament.
Media rights in US Major leagues and college sport, 2016/17
In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL
FREE | Media rights in US Major leagues and college sport, 2016/17
In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL
MLB fans offered new content possibilities through 15SOF deal
MLBAM, the interactive media and internet company of Major League Baseball, has entered into a multi-year partnership with technology and social media platform 15 Seconds of Fame which promises to provide video content to fans which was never previously available.