Baseball
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 16 to 29
Media rights clips from October 16 to 29
MLB’s Diamondbacks close in on extension of local rights deal
Major League Baseball franchise the Arizona Diamondbacks is close to extending its regional rights deal with Fox Sports Arizona, the local affiliate of Fox Sports Networks, according to the Azcentral.com news website.
World Series sets streaming first for MLB
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.
Fox Sports to provide MLB showpiece in Netherlands
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired the rights to baseball’s MLB World Series in the Netherlands.
BeIN Sports strikes deal for MLB World Series
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has increased its portfolio of North American major league rights by acquiring the exclusive rights to the 2014 World Series, the championship series of Major League Baseball.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 4 to September 17
Media rights clips from September 4 to 17
Broadcast deal opens up season finale to all Dodgers fans
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.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 24 to August 20
Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20
Syracuse returns to IMG
The athletics division of US college Syracuse University has signed a new multi-year multimedia rights deal with IMG after last month electing to break its contract with the agency in favour of seeking a more lucrative agreement.
Orioles granted injunction extension in MASN dispute
Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles have been granted an extension to an injunction preventing the league from forcing the franchise to pay rival the Washington Nationals higher payments from their jointly-owned US regional cable-television broadcaster MASN.
Learfield Sports extends with Boise State
The Learfield Sports agency has extended its multimedia rights partnership with the athletics division of Boise State University through the 2024-25 season.
SEC Network set for launch
The SEC Network, a new pay-television sports channel dedicated to college sport’s Southeastern Conference, will launch later today (Thursday).
Judge says MLB broadcast market dispute can proceed to trial
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.
Charter signs up for SEC Network launch
Pay-television operator Charter Communications has agreed a carriage deal with sports broadcaster ESPN for the SEC Network, a new pay-television sports channel dedicated to college sport’s Southeastern Conference.
Fox Sports Taiwan picks up Uni-Lions baseball games
Pay-television channel Fox Sports Taiwan has acquired rights for Chinese Professional Baseball League games featuring the Uni-Lions team.
WBSC assigns youth competition rights to AYM Sports
Mexican media company AYM Sports has acquired the broadcast rights in the Americas to the 2014 U15 Baseball World Cup.
Time Warner Cable agrees to arbitration in bid to end Dodgers TV dispute
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable has said it is willing to let an arbitrator determine a fair price for carriage of the SportsNet LA regional pay-television sports channel in the hope of ending a dispute with other operators over distribution of the platform, which is owned by MLB baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Baseball dispute shows limits of adviser role
The breakdown of the agreement between the MP & Silva agency and the Chinese Professional Baseball League shows one of the main limitations of advisory deals compared to traditional buy-out deals, insiders say.