[SQR] "Sources: New MLS TV Deal With Fox/ESPN Could Be Worth $70M Annually"

Goodsport · Jan 14, 2014

"Sources: New MLS TV Deal With Fox/ESPN Could Be Worth $70M Annually" (Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily - Friday, 1/10/14)

NBC begins its final season of MLS broadcasts on March 8

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Goodsport · Jan 14, 2014

"M.L.S. gets its life-changing television moment" (Capital - Monday, 1/13/14)

New York Red Bulls' Dax McCarty (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Goodsport · Jan 14, 2014

There'll apparently be no more MLS on NBC and NBC Sports Network after 2014.

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willykirk · Jan 14, 2014

Goodsport said: ↑

"M.L.S. gets its life-changing television moment" (Capital - Monday, 1/13/14)

New York Red Bulls' Dax McCarty (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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WOW. $70 million for 8 years. almost $3 mil per team. i'll bet you they still dont raise the salary cap fast enough/high enough to satisfy most teams

hc897 · Jan 14, 2014

Goodsport said: ↑

There'll apparently be no more MLS on NBC and NBC Sports Network after 2014.
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That is a real shame. Fox and ESPN are both awful at producing quality sports broadcasts. NBC isn't ideal, but they are far better than their competitors. I'm trying very hard to look at the bright side in terms of revenue, but the nightmare of an MLS game being called by Joe Buck is too difficult to overcome at this moment.

Goodsport · Jan 14, 2014

willykirk said: ↑

WOW. $70 million for 8 years. almost $3 mil per team. i'll bet you they still dont raise the salary cap fast enough/high enough to satisfy most teams
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Indeed.

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Goodsport · Jan 14, 2014

hc897 said: ↑

That is a real shame. Fox and ESPN are both awful at producing quality sports broadcasts. NBC isn't ideal, but they are far better than their competitors. I'm trying very hard to look at the bright side in terms of revenue, but the nightmare of an MLS game being called by Joe Buck is too difficult to overcome at this moment.
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Losing a broadcast partner is never a good thing, particularly a huge one like NBC.

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evade6317 · Jan 15, 2014

hc897 said: ↑

That is a real shame. Fox and ESPN are both awful at producing quality sports broadcasts. NBC isn't ideal, but they are far better than their competitors. I'm trying very hard to look at the bright side in terms of revenue, but the nightmare of an MLS game being called by Joe Buck is too difficult to overcome at this moment.
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Fox has Gus Johnson though!

I liked NBC's coverage of MLS, but I did not like that it got second billing behind the Premier League. I like that Fox Sports is putting out a lot of effort for UFC and I feel they will do the same for MLS.

alexiskool1991 · Jan 15, 2014

willykirk said: ↑

WOW. $70 million for 8 years. almost $3 mil per team. i'll bet you they still dont raise the salary cap fast enough/high enough to satisfy most teams
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After you take into account the big corporate MLS employee payouts. Then you divide what ever is left by the 20 (?) teams. And over 8 years is it really that much?
Even at 3mill per team in an ideal world. That's only 375k per year.

hc897 · Jan 15, 2014

alexiskool1991 said: ↑

After you take into account the big corporate MLS employee payouts. Then you divide what ever is left by the 20 (?) teams. And over 8 years is it really that much?
Even at 3mill per team in an ideal world. That's only 375k per year.
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The article posted said 70 million per year for eight years. Although some of that is for US qualifiers. Unless I'm totally misreading it.

Goodsport · Jan 16, 2014

"M.L.S. Set to Change Channels" (New York Times - Wednesday, 1/15/14)

NBC put up billboards in Manhattan's Times Square last summer to promote its coverage of England's Premier League before a game was played (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)

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Quakesss · Jan 16, 2014

alexiskool1991 said: ↑

After you take into account the big corporate MLS employee payouts. Then you divide what ever is left by the 20 (?) teams. And over 8 years is it really that much?
Even at 3mill per team in an ideal world. That's only 375k per year.
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Its still twice as much as it was before..

Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"MLS’s big play" (Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal - Monday, 5/12/14)

MLS Cup, which ESPN broadcast in 2013, will alternate between ESPN and Fox Sports. (Photo by: KYLE EVANS / ESPN IMAGES)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"M.L.S. and TV Networks Reach Deal to Set Weekly Slots for Games" (New York Times - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

There's an MLS press conference on the subject scheduled for today (Monday, 5/12/14) at 10:00am PDT, to be streamed live here:

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"ESPN takes over out-of-market package" (Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"Univision shows MLS the love with new deal" (Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"MLS, U.S. Soccer sign landmark TV and media rights partnerships with ESPN, FOX & Univision Deportes" (MLSsoccer.com - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"MLS, U.S. Soccer sign landmark television & media rights partnerships" (SJEarthquakes.com - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"ESPN, Fox and Univision promise new emphasis to domestic game, MLS in landmark eight-year TV deal" (MLSsoccer.com - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Goodsport · May 12, 2014

"What MLS's new media rights deals mean for match streaming & MLS LIVE" (MLSsoccer.com - Monday, 5/12/14)

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Beerking · May 12, 2014

hc897 said: ↑

That is a real shame. Fox and ESPN are both awful at producing quality sports broadcasts. NBC isn't ideal, but they are far better than their competitors. I'm trying very hard to look at the bright side in terms of revenue, but the nightmare of an MLS game being called by Joe Buck is too difficult to overcome at this moment.
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ESPN, the station that won't cut away from a women's professional basketball game or synchronized swimming or high school volleyball match to a scheduled soccer game.

QuietType · May 13, 2014

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This makes me miss Chavez greatly.

Quakesss · May 13, 2014

QuietType said: ↑

This makes me miss Chavez greatly.
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If he could play like that all the time and he was a good "character" he would be in Europe.

Goodsport · Jun 14, 2014

With the new MLS TV deal kicking in next year, the new opening intro to the nationally televised games should resemble the opening intro of HBO's Game of Thrones (except for each stadium and its city's landmarks raising rather than castles and moats), right down to the same music and such.

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