MLB re-ups with FOX & Turner

[Frayed Knot]

MLB on Tuesday announced an eight-year national media rights agreements with FOX and TBS, and combined with the recently announced ESPN deal, the three contracts will deliver a combined $12.4 billion -- more than a 100-percent increase in annual rights fees to MLB over the current arrangements.

The long-predicted death of baseball continues I see.



Contracts run through 2021. This is in addition to the separate and recently inked deal with ESPN
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[Ceetar]

starting on 2014, no FOX exclusive window (as it pertains to MLB.TV and Extra Innings anyway)

[bmfc1]

The end of the absurd Saturday exclusivity period for FOX is great news. I just wish that it could be implemented next season instead of waiting until '14.