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02/25/2026
Braves Embracing Solo Field
We’ve got a way to go until 2029, when MLB’s media rights expire, but plenty of folks are thinking about it.
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07/17/2025
Apple, ESPN, NBC Battling for Sunday MLB Rights
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wanted to solidify the next rights holder for the league’s Sunday Night Baseball package by the All-Star break. Well, we’re past that deadline, but it sounds like the process is nearing the final stages nonetheless.
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06/30/2025
Report: MLB, ESPN Talking Again
Could a pair of exes talk things through and make up? That may be what MLB and ESPN are doing, as a report from The Athletic reveals representatives from both organizations have renewed negotiations that’d
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05/22/2025
Does NBCU Want to Play Ball?
Super Bowl LX and the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics might not be enough to satisfy NBCU’s appetite for live sports rights, and it may look to capitalize on MLB’s imminent split with ESPN.
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05/06/2025
Under Review: Senate Commerce Turns to the Field of Streams
One of the persistent hurdles in the migration to streaming services is the fragmentation felt by sports fans, and Senate Commerce turned its attention to the issue during a hearing Tuesday titled “Field of Streams: The New Channel Guide for Sports Fans.”
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02/21/2025
ESPN, MLB Splitting After 2025
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has spent years trying to solve the distribution issues that plague the league, and he’s about to have to step up to the plate once again.