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MLB Close To Finalizing Broadcast Rights for Near-Term With Apple Reportedly Out
"These talks reportedly involve NBC/Peacock, ESPN, Netflix and Apple—with Apple poised to exit the MLB broadcasting arena entirely"
Major League Baseball Talking Possible Baseball Packages With NBC, ESPN, Apple, Netflix
"The activity has created an opening for other platforms to enter the fray. Each potential contract would run three seasons according to The Athletic"
Sports Fans Were Wrong About Cable, and Now Are Paying the Price
"For the sports fan, the current streaming model is not an upgrade. It’s a downgrade wrapped in an illusion of choice"
MLB Speedway Classic a Swing and a Miss for Baseball and FOX Sports
"If Major League Baseball was looking for a ‘Field of Dreams’ moment, the result was a nightmare"
Chicago Sports Media Reacts To Passing of Ryne Sandberg
"Ryne Sandberg was a legend of the Chicago Cubs franchise and a beloved figure throughout Major League Baseball"
Rob Manfred Suggests Centralized MLB Media Rights by 2028
"Our goal would be to accumulate all of our rights, national and local. Go to the table and develop in concert with the potential buyers, packages that are most valuable to them."
MLB All-Star Game Viewership Down From Last Year
"Even with another year of declines, baseball still owns the most-watched All-Star event in sports."
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Believes New Media Rights Deal Will Be Completed Shortly
"I was hoping it was going to be done by now, but it’ll be shortly. We made real progress"
Rob Manfred: MLB Baseball Broadcasts Are in Too Many Places Right Now
"We've experimented. Apple's been a great experiment, but we do have a lot of fragmentation. We need to get into a more streamlined model."
Why Greg Amsinger Is a Five Tool Player for MLB Network
"Amsinger has brought the smile back to sports TV. He thoroughly enjoys what he is doing, and he’s not afraid to show it."