Regional sports networks (RSNs) have historically carried most of Major League Baseball's local games.
November 20, 2025
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Describes the traditional distribution channel for MLB local broadcast rights.
Major League Baseball leadership has pursued nationalizing MLB local broadcast rights to consolidate distribution and hedge against the financial instability of regional sports networks.
November 20, 2025
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Describes MLB's strategic objective to move local rights onto national or streaming platforms as a response to RSN instability.
The National Football League (NFL) can opt out of its current 11-year media-rights agreements in 2029, enabling potential renegotiation of those media deals.
November 20, 2025
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Describes a contractual timing provision that could trigger a new round of media-rights negotiations for the NFL.