Awful Announcing
"Any economic gains are likely to be short-term in nature, as the leagues are likely to recapture any value creation in the next round of rights negotiations."
Liberty and MLB have reportedly combined their bids, and Sinclair's now bidding again. The BIG3 bid is also there.
After more than a year of legal wrangling, asset maneuvering, and even some international intrigue, Disney’s deal to...
Further sports properties are being carved out of Disney's deal with Fox to appease regulators.
After the second round of bids, the former Fox networks still aren't attracting offers close to what many originally estimated they were worth.
As we know now, the first round of bidding for the 22 Fox regional sports networks that Disney...
Charter has emerged as a potential suitor, but for only one RSN.
It turns out Amazon may not have put in a full bid for the whole RSN package after all, and other bidders were reportedly confused about what MLB digital rights were included.
"Apollo's talks with James' multimedia platform have focused on a strategic partnership deal that could see James contributing and advising on content for the networks."
This is a pairing we did not expect to see involved in the bidding for the Fox RSNs.
Meet the new Fox, same as the old Fox?
There are a whole lot of bidders in the mix for these regional sports networks.
Comcast, meanwhile, once again says it had no interest buying the Fox assets at Disney's price.
If Disney sells the Fox RSNs separately, that might get even more players involved in the bidding.
Disney has agreed to sell the 22 Fox RSNs in order to gain DOJ approval for the rest of the Fox assets in question. There should be plenty of interested buyers.
