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NBA Hoping Tech Bids Will Drive Television Deal Upward
Potential suitors will have plenty of time to plot bids for the NBA's television rights. Its current contract doesn't expire until after the 2024-2025 season.
MLS Commissioner Won’t Confirm Or Deny If Apple Can Opt Out of TV Deal
"Reporting in The Athletic indicates that there is an opt-out clause in the contract that would allow Apple to terminate the agreement if a certain number of Season Pass subscribers isn't met."
PAC-12 Expects Media Rights Deal By April
"Schools are expected to receive anywhere from $28.5 million to $34.9 million each year under the new deal."
Justin Myers: Getting Eyeballs on Pac-12 Has Been A Problem Long Before Apple Deal
"So nobody is walking in and watching Pac-12 Network, even if there's a pretty good game in the Pac-12. It's just not available."
Apple Viewed As Leader For Pac-12 Rights
In the potential deal, Apple would expect to hold the rights to all of the conference's broadcasts.
Alex Faust Joining Apple For Friday Night Baseball
The 34-year-old Faust will be paired with Colorado Rockies analyst Ryan Spilborghs as Apple's second broadcast crew.
Katie Nolan, Melanie Newman Won’t Return to Apple’s Friday Night Baseball
Nolan was an analyst the "West" broadcast team in 2022, while Newman worked primarily as the play-by-play announcer for the "East" crew.
Pac-12 Sources Express Concern With No TV Deal
“If we know anything about college sports, it’s that you can’t assume the status quo will last.”
Taylor Twellman: Move From ESPN to Apple ‘Has Rejuvenated My Life’
"It's given me given me something to be a part of. There's nothing better."
Apple Launches AI-Narrated Audiobooks
The shift to AI-narrated books is a direct opposition to Amazon's current rules for Audible, which expressly state that audiobooks submitted and offered on the platform must be narrated by a human.