Today: The American League. The following list comes from
the current issue of BROADCASTING & CABLE. "YEAR" = status and
length of current deal (B&C, 3/25 issue).
BROADCAST CABLE
AL-E STATION GAMES YEAR RIGHTS RSN GAMES YEAR RIGHTS
BAL WJZ 35 3/3 n/a HTS 81 3/3 $10.25M
BOS WABU 75 1/1 $9.0M NESN 76 14/20 $ 6.0M
DET WKBD 56 2/5 n/a PASS 70 '99 n/a
NYY WPIX 50 3/3 n/a MSG 102 8/12 $49.5M
TOR Baytone 35 4/5 $9.0M TSN 80 3/3 $5-6M
CBC 26
NOTES: HTS and WJZ are both owned by Westinghouse. HTS
holds all TV rights and has internal deal with WJZ. Boston's
cable rights fees depend on number of subscribers. The Tigers
buy time on WKBD, retaining most ad inventory. MSG Network holds
Yankees' rights, shares revenue with WPIX.
BROADCAST CABLE
AL-C STATION GAMES YEAR RIGHTS RSN GAMES YEAR RIGHTS
CHI WGN 58 2/3 n/a SC CHI 93 13/17 $4.5M
CLE WUAB 70 1/3 n/a SC OHIO 66 1/3 n/a
KC KSMO 55 1/3 <$3.0M -- NO CABLE --
MIL WVTV 66 1/1 n/a -- NO CABLE --
MIN WCCO 41 3/4 n/a MIDWEST SC 75 3/4 n/a
NOTES: White Sox and WGN have revenue-sharing deal.
Brewers retain TV and radio rights. A Brewers' cable deal is
under negotiation with Group W. CBS/Westinghouse, which owns
Midwest SC and WCCO, holds all Twins' rights. There are also 20
PPV Twins games on Midwest SC.
BROADCAST CABLE
AL-W STATION GAMES YEAR RIGHTS RSN GAMES YEAR RIGHTS
CAL KCAL 52 1/5 n/a PRIME 34 3/5 n/a
OAK KRON 35 4/5 $5.3M SC PACIFIC 55 1/5 $<5.3M
SEA KIRO 58 2/3 n/a PRIME 51 3/3 n/a
TEX KXTX 123 1/4 $7.0M -- NO CABLE --
KXAS 15
NOTES: Disney is negotiating to sell KCAL, but could still
buy the Angels.
NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES: The Braves, WTBS and SportSouth are
all owned by Turner. The Expos retain all TV and radio rights.
The Mets and WWOR share revenue. The Phillies and WPHL have a
partnership, producing and selling games and retaining ad
revenue. The Cubs, WGN and Chicagoland are all owned by Tribune
Co. SportsChannel Cincinnati holds all Reds rights and buys
broadcast time. The Rockies retain broadcast rights. The Giants
retain seven 30-second spots per game on KTVU, and are
negotiating a multi-year extension with SC Pacific (B&C, 3/25
issue).
