Rob Manfred: MLB to consider bundling domestic and international media rights
"The explosion in popularity in Korea and Japan is going to create an opportunity to fundamentally change the way we sell our media rights."
"The explosion in popularity in Korea and Japan is going to create an opportunity to fundamentally change the way we sell our media rights."
"Baseball has been a great product for us."
The league currently gets $550 million per year from ESPN.
"We looked at everything, you know, I think it's only responsible to look at everything."
The additional revenue sharing will be awarded to teams who had their local media rights fees cut between the years 2022 and 2024.
However, the league will face a number of hurdles along the way.
The league's total platform engagements this postseason were up 29.3 percent through four games of the World Series.
The Yankees try to make the World Series interesting in Game 3 tonight on Fox.
"Major League Baseball is committed to serving our fans by ensuring they can see their favorite Clubs, removing blackouts where we can, and ultimately growing the reach of our games."
Each Tuesday in September, Rizzo will host an altcast whiparound show on truTV.
TBS has Red Sox at Mets then MLB Network has a game in late night
MLB Network will have an afternoon doubleheader followed by a game in late night. FS1 carries Milwaukee at St. Louis.
FS1 will carry Minnesota at San Diego in late night while MLB Network has regional coverage in the early evening timeslot.
Apple TV+ has a day-night doubleheader today with the Blue Jays taking on the Cubs and Seattle at Pittsburgh.
As the Olympics are over, we shift our focus back to baseball and ESPN carries a rare Monday night game from Boston.
"The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, as an institution, serves as a beacon of education and enlightenment."
TBS has Mets-Yankees in primetime and MLB Network has the storied Giants-Dodger rivalry in late night
"I wouldn’t have a problem paying that fine because it’s just me wearing something that means a lot to me."
Apple TV+ and MLB Network both have baseball coverage tonight as Red Sox-Yankees will be on TV.
Gibson will now be recognized as the MLB single-season leader in batting average, slugging percentage, and OPS.