Jason Benetti reportedly leaving ESPN for Fox
Jason Benetti and Brock Huard will be the No. 2 college football broadcast team for Fox.
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Katie Nolan discusses why she was silent for the last half of her first Apple TV+ MLB broadcast
"I just was in my head, I was freaked out, I was worried I was going to get fired after one shift of this gig."
Sen. Bernie Sanders tells Bryant Gumbel about his bill challenging MLB “oligarchs” and their “unacceptable” antitrust exemption
"I think there is a growing anger amongst the American people at baseball. I think, you know, the temperature is rising here in Congress to do something about it."
Craig Carton believes ESPN suspended Jeff Passan for being “nothing more than a shill” for MLB players
For more than three days, ESPN’s premier MLB insider Jeff Passan was oddly quiet on social media during a critical time in the sport’s history.
NBC Sports Chicago deletes tweet of unbylined “MLB Proposes Return to Work, MLBPA Balks” story after roasting
The MLB lockout is a little more complicated than "Reports: MLB Proposes Return to Work, MLBPA Balks," but that's the headline NBC Sports Chicago went with. And that drew them a lot of criticism.
Apple is reportedly in “substantial” talks to carry a package of MLB games on Apple TV+, but will that happen?
Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reported that Apple and MLB have had "significant" talks, but it's unclear just how many games are under discussion, if there would be exclusivity or not, and more. We'll see where this goes.
MLB’s Chris Marinak talks almost two decades of MLB streaming, and changes to keep fans engaged in the offseason
MLB.tv has grown a lot over its 19 years of existence, and MLB chief operations and strategy officer Chris Marinak told AA many more changes are ahead.
Brian Jordan talks to Sean Casey on playing in NFL and MLB, says in his NFL era “We didn’t even think about concussions”
"I would have lost a lot of money right now playing in the game. Back in my era, we were taught to lead with the front of your helmet. That’s helmet to helmet. We didn’t even think about concussions back then."
MLB reportedly asks for stake in Sinclair’s planned OTT RSN streaming plan, around Diamond Sports’ talks with creditors
"MLB responded by requesting an equity stake in any planned streaming service that featured MLB games, 'a new wrinkle that complicated matters too much to complete on time.'"
Phillies-Giants series to be broadcast exclusively on Peacock in local markets, on Peacock and MLB.tv nationally
Miller will provide play-by-play, with Krukow, Kruk and Rollins as analysts.
ESPN announces new MLB deal through 2028, with TV broadcasts dropping from 90 to 30 annually but remaining ones all exclusive
ESPN is indeed going to a smaller MLB package of only exclusive games.
MLB’s Chris Marinak says they’re working with RSNs to provide over-the-top offerings, which would mark a huge change
"What we’re trying to do now is work with those RSNs to figure out what type of structure would make sense for an over-the-top product that may not require authentication."
MLB says MLB.tv has seen the seven most-watched days in its history so far this season
As per a MLB release, the 2021 season so far has marked the most-watched 18-day period in the history of MLB.tv.
