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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred: Goal Is Focusing on Long Haul With TV Rights Deals
"When we go to the market in 2028 with all of our rights, a principal concern will be to narrow the number of places that people need to go, and to eliminate blackouts. The reach and discoverability for our fans, I'm 100% committed to making better in 2028"
FOX Sports Reaches Highest Viewership For ALCS Game Since 2017
"According to Nielsen data, 8.91 million viewers watched the game on FOX and FS1 alone — the most-watched ALCS game on any network since 2017"
Apple Executive Eddy Cue Believes Sports Viewing Experience Has “Gone Backwards”
"You used to buy one subscription, your cable subscription, and you got pretty much everything they had. Now, there’s so many different subscriptions, so I think that needs to be fixed"
Television Networks Have Become So Reliant on Live Sports for Their Own Survival
"NFL, college football, the Masters, and March Madness all cost networks tens of billions collectively. Without them, broadcast TV’s ratings would plummet, and advertisers would flee"
FOX Sports MLB Division Series Highest Viewership On Any Network Since 2015
"Across FOX, FS1, and FS2, 4,146,000 viewers watched the 2025 ALDS. This total represents the most-watched LDS across the FOX/FS1 platforms since FS1 began televising postseason baseball in 2014"
FOX Sports Secures Domestic Broadcast Rights to 2026 World Baseball Classic
"Following the tournament’s widespread excitement and unforgettable finish from 2023, we’re honored to once again deliver this premier event to fans across the country"
ESPN Viewership for MLB Wild Card Round Sets New Records
"Across 11 games, ESPN networks averaged 4,625,000 viewers, marking the most-watched Wild Card Series under the current format and a 64 percent increase from last year"
Keith Hernandez Faces Free Agency After 20 Seasons in SNY Mets TV Booth
"My contract has run out, but I would love to continue in the booth"
Baseball Postseason Broadcasts Are in Need of Fresh Voices for a New Generation
"The game has incredible stories to tell, yet the voices telling them are largely the same ones we’ve heard for years"
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Reacts to National Viewership Increases Across the Board
"We did really well with our national partners despite the fact people continue to cut the cord"