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How ESPN’s ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ Is Scoring With Tech-Driven, Stats-Based Telecasts (Q&A)
By R. Thomas Umstead published
VP of production Phil Orlins shares game plan that is driving 8% viewership gains for MLB telecast

Fox Sports Lines Up Julio Rodriguez Documentary To Follow MLB All-Star Game
By R. Thomas Umstead published
FS1’s ‘Welcome to the J-Rod Show’ to profile Seattle Mariners superstar

Roku and MLB Make It Official, 'Sunday Leadoff' Is Coming to The Roku Channel
By Daniel Frankel published
New agreement will bring live games from a major American sport to a FAST channel for the first time starting May 19

RSN-Bereft Colorado Rockies Look to Follow Padres and Diamondbacks Local TV Model, MLB to Distribute Channel Via DirecTV, Comcast, Charter, Fubo ... and DTC
By Daniel Frankel published
Major League Baseball takes over local TV rights for team after Warner Bros. shut down SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Bellator MMA Media Rights Deal
By R. Thomas Umstead published
Max to air eight Bellator championship events, truTV to televise Bellator-themed content

Dodgers-Padres! Spring Training Opener on ESPN in Less Than a Week
By Michael Malone published
Los Angeles introduces big-name free agents in February 22 game

MLB Commish Manfred Wants to Launch a League-Owned DTC Streaming Package in 2025
By Daniel Frankel published
Dismissing Bally Sports' big Amazon-fueled restructuring plan, Manfred told MLB owners this week that all he needs are the digital rights to 14 teams to make it happen

Netflix Cozies Up to MLB: New Docuseries to Provide 'Quarterback'-like Access to the Red Sox Throughout the 2024 Season
By Daniel Frankel published
And Netflix commissions another MLB documentary looking back at Boston's unlikely 2004 World Series Championship

MLB Rejects Amazon’s $150 Million Bid to Prop Up Bally Sports (Report)
By Daniel Frankel published
Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly wants to negotiate his league's local digital rights directly with Amazon

Tentative Deal Between Diamond Sports Group and MLB Reportedly Pays 9 Teams Their Full Bally Sports Bill, While the Twins, Guardians and Rangers Get Take-It-or-Leave-It Cut-Rate Offers
By Daniel Frankel published
Major League Baseball has reportedly also floated a provision that would have it seize Diamond's 20% stake in the YES Network if the bankrupt RSN subsidiary reneged on the terms of the agreement
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