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We’re down to crunch time in the MLB postseason races, and ESPN is stepping up to the plate with special coverage. The network announced Monday it will air three Baseball Tonight Special: MLB Squeeze Play episodes in September. The whip-around show will ...
Major League Baseball and ESPN are seemingly going to continue their relationship but with a new shape. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports that the league and the network have an agreement in place which would give ESPN the right to sell all out-of ...
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ESPN streaming local MLB games makes perfect sense
When a report emerged on Tuesday evening that ESPN was closing in on some sort of agreement to place MLB.tv on its new direct-to-consumer streaming service, which seems to be a licensing deal, not an outright purchase, reaction among baseball fans was mixed.
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Sporticast 497: MLB Players vs. Owners, ESPN vs. YouTube TV
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the aftermath of the thrilling World Series, which the Los Angeles Dodgers won in extra innings of Game 7.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Major League Baseball is warning that it could walk away from ESPN if the network opts out of their national TV deal next month. After four decades of partnership, a new deal with ESPN would be unlikely following an opt out, a person ...
ESPN MLB announcer Boog Sciambi has some interesting new details on the opt-out that will cut short the two sides’ broadcast deal after this season. “The league made a mistake, right? Because the league was the one that initially offered or asked for ...
There is still hope that MLB will not be leaving ESPN. The two sides have resumed talks to explore the possibility of extending their partnership, according to The Athletic. This comes after it was announced in February that the sides were opting out of ...
A group of lawmakers is showing their concern over the amount of control over top sports ESPN would have if the deals go through. Is ESPN getting too big for its own good? A group of senators has clear concerns that it does. A cadre of lawmakers has sent a ...