txhockeyfan Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/base...deal/index.htmlFox to ink new deal with MLBPosted: Tuesday July 11, 2006 9:09AM; Updated: Tuesday July 11, 2006 10:58AMBy Jon Heyman, SI.comPITTSBURGH -- Major League Baseball has reached a new seven-year TV deal with Fox, baseball executives told SI.com on Tuesday morning.The new agreement, which will be announced at 5:30 p.m. today by commissioner Bud Selig, will guarantee baseball more than the $400 million it received from the network's previous contract, which expires after this season.According to the new deal, Fox will air the World Series, the All-Star Game, a schedule of Saturday games and one League Championship Series each year, alternating between the leagues from year to year. The other League Championship Series is still up for bids.Also, TBS is expected to get rights to the Division Series starting in 2007 and weekly regular-season games in '08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Alright it's time for OLN/VS to come in with an offer that blows MLB away for the Division Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txhockeyfan Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Source: http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10332July 11, 2006Networks Reach New Baseball AgreementsWorld Series, Game of the Week Deals on TapBy Jon LafayetteFox and Turner Sports reached new agreement with Major League Baseball that keeps the World Series on Fox and creates a game of the week package on Turner, which will also televise on the divisional playoff series.Fox is paying about $250 million a year over seven years for its baseball package, according to sources familiar with the transactions. The Fox deals include the All-Star Game, a Saturday exclusive game-of-the-week package (expanded to 26 weeks from 18 weeks) and one League Championship Series per season, airing the National League series in even numbered years and the American League in odd numbered years. Fox had wanted to maintain its relationship with baseball while limiting its payments for expensive sports rights. Under the new arrangement, Fox will no longer televise the divisional playoffs and will broadcast fewer League Championship Series games, giving its entertainment division additional time slots in the fall. Turner Sports, which already televises Braves games, jumps in with a non-exclusive package of Sunday afternoon games that will be blacked out in local markets. Turner will as air the divisional championship series, the sources said. Negotiations continue between Major League Baseball, Fox and Turner to determine which network will air the second League Championship Series.The latest deals appear to leave ESPN, which carries baseball games in the regular season, out of the playoff mix.MLB is expected to announce the deals this afternoon at a press conference from the All Star Game in Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Also, TBS is expected to get rights to the Division Series starting in 2007 and weekly regular-season games in '08.It's about damn time. I wish they would've done this when they knew for a fact the Braves were gonna make it to the playoffs. Not so sure this year, but they'll pull out a wildcard spot.With that being said, my feelings for Fox getting a deal again...In the immortal words of Keenan from "Keenan and Kel"WHYYYYY?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I didn't realize the TBS deal was almost final. That makes the NHL deal with OLN officially a disaster since the network couldn't get another major sport. Hopefully the NHL will leave OLN after next season and maybe go to Viacom owned Spike to where they are on a channel with a bette precence and they can also get cross promotion on viacom owned MTV.As for Baseball it will be interesting. I'm not really a fan of TBS coverage now although that probably has more to do with me not being a Braves fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txhockeyfan Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 There is a good chance that one LCS will be shown exclusively on cable each year, if Turner wins this ongoing negotation.An interesting development, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Angel Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET STUCK WITH LOCAL TEAM AND NO DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camden Crazy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Where's NBC when you need them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I was hoping the Fox Nightmare was going to end I hate Fox's coverage www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Another seven years of O.....NO CANADA???????FIRE BUD SELIG!!!!!! BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Name Here Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Just think, the World Series will have been on FOX for fourteen consecutive years by the end of this contract. Vroom! Whoosh! Well you take the good with the bad, the bitter with the sweet. Yeah we're stuck with Joe Buck, but we're spared from Bob Costas. I'm thinking that ESPN might negotiate another deal to get in on the Division Series and ABC will get the other League Championship Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I like Bob Costas www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Just think, the World Series will have been on FOX for fourteen consecutive years by the end of this contract. Vroom! Whoosh! Well you take the good with the bad, the bitter with the sweet. Yeah we're stuck with Joe Buck, but we're spared from Bob Costas. I'm thinking that ESPN might negotiate another deal to get in on the Division Series and ABC will get the other League Championship Series. MLB also announced that TBS got the full Division series. Any games that take place at the same time will be on TNT. ESPN is out of postseason baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Angel Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I was hoping the Fox Nightmare was going to end I hate Fox's coverage True, but at least it's beat CBS coverage.And I hope Randall Simon comes back and kill Scooter with his bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Well when you studio host is Pat O'Brien of the Access Hollywood you are off to a bad start. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamingboy Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 More and more, sports are headed to Cable. In 20 years I wouldn't be surprised if only marquee events (World Series, Super Bowl, etc.) were on regular TV. Insert Witty Signature Here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 NFL will always be on regualr TV their raitings are sky high and the 4 Netowrks kill each other to get them. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Eww... more MLB on Fox? That's no good. I'm sick of getting regional games instead of one, Nationally televised game. I'm sick of forgetting about this regional crap and seeing that the BoSox are playing a game on Fox, only to be disappointed by having to watch Dodgers/Giants (Nothing about that particular rivalry, but that's the game I always seem to get and both teams can't lose, so I have no ineterest).As for the commentary, Joe Buck isn't the problem. Tim McCarver is. If they got rid of him, the sound effects, and tweaked the score bar thingy a bit, I wouldn't mind baseball on Fox at all -- though I still can't forgive them for that lame Star Wars opening video thingy for the 2004 ALCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Name Here Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 ESPN is out of postseason baseball.And so they are. I must've missed that. I'm betting that ESPN will still buy the rights to the other LCS and then 'buy time' on ABC, as they do with the NBA. Baseball is likely to insist on broadcast coverage for that other LCS. If they don't, then they're stupid. What happens if the NLCS on FOX is Padres-Cardinals and the ALCS on ESPN is Yankees-Red Sox? NBC is out of the question. Oh, and no Miller/Morgan in the Division Series. There's another upside. Let's review:Buck: badNo Costas: very goodMcCarver: very badMaybe no Miller: goodFOX Attitude: very badMaybe no Morgan: very goodConclusion: could be worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Wow, the era of the Braves on TBS is over. 1997 | 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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