Lionel Messi’s move to MLS may come with a share of Apple TV+ signup revenue
Both Apple and Adidas have reportedly discussed revenue-sharing agreements with Messi.
Both Apple and Adidas have reportedly discussed revenue-sharing agreements with Messi.
Call NBC the network of the Premier League, not the network of soccer.
MLS has a rare mid-week group of games tonight. Six games will be free with on FS1. The rest are behind the Apple TV+ paywall
Apple TV+ let MLS fans down on Saturday night.
Would Apple actually walk away from its MLS deal early?
"Do I think it’s set back the American coach 20 years? Yes, I do."
A spot was reserved for Grant Wahl in the press box of every MLS stadium hosting a match this weekend.
The MLS season opens with 11 matches, all of them are free on Apple TV with Nashville SC vs. New York FC simulcast on Fox.
"We welcome the addition of MLS Season Pass to an already market-leading lineup of sports properties."
T-Mobile subscribers will be able to get MLS Season Pass for free instead of $14.99 a month.
We now know which announcer pairings will be calling MLS Season Pass broadcasts.
"Honestly, it was terrifying at first."
We now know more of the figures who will be calling Apple's MLS coverage.
World Soccer Talk's Christopher Harris reports that many MLS Season Pass announcers are expected to work regionally, mostly covering the same few teams.
"I won’t have to scrape, claw, beg for airtime in covering something I have passion for."
"MLS Season Pass will deliver the best viewing experience that MLS fans have ever had, in large part to these incredible announcers."
Fox and FS1 will combine to air 34 regular-season matches a year, plus eight playoff matches and the MLS Cup.
Apple revealed some details about MLS Season Pass on Wednesday.
These fans listed off the Phillies, the Eagles, the Flyers, and even the 0-3 Sixers, but were dumbfounded by a mention of the Union.
"The last bastion is Apple TV. Apple is going to be a very good ad experience with probably a low ad load."
The Athletic projects MLS' total media revenues (including sublicensing) to approach $300 million a year, but production costs to approach $60 million a year, maybe more with start-up costs in the first couple of years. Still, that's a large boost over what the league was making.
This is the biggest league shift to an all-streaming deal we've seen so far.
Sporting Kansas City's 60th-minute goal saw quite the response, which was picked up on the TUDN broadcast.
The MLS investigation here is intended so players and staff can "work in a safe environment, free of all forms of harassment and fear of retaliation."