US EditionMLB to Produce Local Broadcasts for 6 More Teams with Fate of FanDuel Sports Network Uncertain
MLB stepped in to produce local broadcasts for six teams after Main Street Sports missed payments, ensuring continuity and controlling local rights amid network insolvency.
- Major League Baseball announced it will produce local broadcasts for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays this season, with the Royals, Brewers and Cardinals making their plans official on Monday.
- After Main Street missed scheduled rights payments, clubs terminated their regional sports network contracts as Main Street Sports Group, formerly Diamond Sports Group, faces possible insolvency without a new majority owner.
- MLB will handle production and distribution, producing broadcasts for at least 13 teams this season after earlier takeovers of the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, while negotiating carriage and offering local streaming via MLB Media and MLB.tv.
- Teams face potential revenue losses because local media supplies over 20% of industry income, and MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed in 2024 to fund local-media losses up to $15 million using luxury-tax overages.
- Having installed a local-media department years ago, MLB is positioned to handle teams like the Atlanta Braves, which plan to share their broadcasting plans in the coming weeks.
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MLB to produce local broadcasts for 6 more teams
The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays said Monday they will have their local television broadcasts produced and distributed by Major League Baseball this season.
MLB to produce local broadcasts for Marlins with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain
Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for six more teams this season. The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays have all made the switch. These teams ended their deals with Main Street Sports Group after missed rights payments. The Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Angels are still deciding on their plans. MLB Commissioner Rob Manf…
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MLB to produce local broadcasts for 6 more teams with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain
Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for six more teams this season. The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St.
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