Quote of the Day
"We're leaving some money on the table, and the business-side people are going to roll their eyes at me, but it just doesn't feel right."-- MLS Timbers Owner Merritt Paulson, on the team’s decision not to raise ticket prices for the ’13 season. (Portland OREGONIAN, 8/28)
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The Long Ball
ESPN's new MLB deal allows for more telecasts featuring popular clubs
ESPN has agreed to a deal that locks down MLB rights into the next decade, according to several sources. The eight-year deal is worth $5.6B (an average of $700M per year), approximately doubling the amount ESPN currently pays the league. ESPN now pays MLB nearly $306M per year for domestic TV rights and around another $50M for digital, international and radio rights. The new deal wraps TV, digital, international and radio rights into one package. The package will be announced via a conference call scheduled for 3:00pm ET this afternoon. As part of the deal, which runs through '21, ESPN retains the rights to "Sunday Night Baseball," its Monday and Wednesday night games and highlights for "Baseball Tonight." ESPN also will carry one Wild Car ...
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