After criticism, MASN is reportedly reversing course and sending Orioles and Nationals TV broadcasters on the road again
It looks like Orioles and Nationals TV booths will return to the road.
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A “MASN is carrying forward some of those lessons” statement on remote broadcasts didn’t win many over
"The global pandemic required all of us to learn new lessons in innovation, resourcefulness, and resilience. MASN is carrying forward some of those lessons."
F.P. Santangelo’s future in Nationals booth following sexual misconduct allegations latest spark in team’s fraught relationship with MASN
According to WaPo, Santangelo almost returned to the booth on May 7 before Nationals staff turned him away.
F.P. Santangelo accused of sexual misconduct, which is why he’s been absent from Nats broadcasts
"Once again, we notified MASN and revoked our approval of F.P. as a member of our broadcast team indefinitely."- Washington Nationals
Longtime USA Today writer & MASN analyst Mel Antonen passes away at 64
Antonen's work was featured on MASN, USA Today, SI.com, and MLB Network Radio.
Appeals court upholds ruling that MASN owes Washington Nationals $100 million over TV rights
MASN plans to appeal this decision to New York’s appellate court.
Gary Thorne has signed a deal to rejoin MASN’s Baltimore Orioles broadcasts for this season, but only in a limited capacity
Thorne will contribute to some Orioles broadcasts this season, but details on his contributions are still being worked out.
Gary Thorne & Jim Palmer not announcing Orioles games for MASN in 2020 due to risk factors
Baltimore Orioles broadcasts are going to sound very different in 2020.
Judge rules in favor of Nationals in rights fee dispute with Orioles, orders MASN to pay out $296.8 million
If the ruling stands, MASN will also owe interest on the $296.8 million.
MASN in danger of being blacked out on RCN starting July 1st due to carriage dispute
MASN and cable provider RCN are at an impasse and are staring at a June 30 deadline to end the dispute
MLB committee rules, again, that MASN owes the Nationals millions of dollars in TV rights fees
MLB's revenue sharing committee decided that the network owes Washington about $20 million more annually in TV rights than it paid out between 2012 and 2016.
The latest MASN dispute is going to arbitration, as the Orioles wanted, after the Nationals’ petition was denied by a judge
"It would be illogical to allow MLB — a potentially conflicted party — to determine whether MLB itself had a financial interest in one of the parties to the dispute at the relevant time."
According to the Nationals, MASN hasn’t paid them a rights fee in nearly a year
The Nats contend MASN, which is owned by the Orioles, has not paid the team since June 2018.
