MLB’s streaming rights are now under federal scrutiny
The DOJ is planning to examine MLB's streaming rights as its antitrust probe into professional sports expands beyond the NFL.
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Dave Sims, Dan Shulman lament streaming-exclusive World Series possibility: ‘It would be tragic’
"If it’s still going to be one of the great pastimes in the country, you can’t hold a gun to someone’s head and make them pay."
Rob Manfred understands why fans hate MLB streaming deals
"I don’t like to have to look 10 places or pay for 10 places to watch the games that I want to watch."
Yankees will broadcast 21 games on Amazon Prime in 2024, eliciting Bronx cheers
"I have Amazon Prime and this is still an L."
Padres broadcasting takeover includes MLB.TV in-market OTT streaming offering, deals with linear providers
The Padres have become the first MLB team to have their games available to stream over-the-top in-market through MLB.TV.
Yankees driving fans, media crazy with games on four different platforms this week
"You have to subscribe to four different services to watch the next five Yankees games."
Sinclair announces Bally Sports+ OTT service price, continues with plan of Q2 soft launch and full fall launch
Bally Sports+ is set to launch at $19.99 a month, or $189.99 (a $50 discount) for a full year.
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo unhinged over Major League Baseball’s affinity for “gadgets”
"I am not gadget-savvy and this is all about gadgets."
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo torched MLB’s deal with Apple TV by invoking Larry King
"That’s baseball fooling around. That’s dangerous."
Max Scherzer’s first game against the Nats may be on Apple TV+ (but for free), rather than on cable RSNs
Yes, fans may have to "shift their setup," but they'll only have to shift their setup to a currently-free, widely-available streaming package.
New report details financial terms of MLB’s streaming deals with Apple and NBC
MLB will add over $100 million in annual revenue from their streaming deals with Apple and NBC.
