[情報] ESPN將支付一大筆錢取得MLB TV權利

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Major League Baseball and ESPN have a framework agreement that would give the network the exclusive rights to sell all out-of-market regular-season games digitally and in-market games for five clubs over the next three years, sources briefed on the discussions told The Athletic.

消息人士向《The Athletic》透露，MLB與ESPN 已達成一項框架協議

將授權ESPN未來三年內的獨家權利

可在其串流平台銷售所有例行賽外地市場轉播(out-of-market)

以及五支球隊的當地市場賽事轉播（in-market ）

Under the framework of an agreement between MLB and ESPN, ESPN would have MLB.TV as part of its direct-to-consumer offering.

等於ESPN將把MLB.TV 納入其DTC服務中

ESPN would continue to broadcast around 30 regular-season games, but “Sunday Night Baseball” would move to a different night during the week. The games on the network would remain exclusive, meaning viewers would only be able to watch these matchups through ESPN. The agreement would begin next season.

除此之外，ESPN每年依然會獨家轉播大約30場例行賽

但會是在週間，而不是以往的週日棒球夜

The deal is not yet signed, and its full completion is not expected until September. The exact amount that ESPN will pay is not known, but it is substantial.

合約還沒簽，ESPN 將支付的確切金額也尚未揭露，但金額相當可觀

Netflix remains the heavy favorite to pick up the Home Run Derby for the next three years, while NBC and Apple are considered the top landing spots for “Sunday Night Baseball” and the first round playoff games.

然後Netflix依然是全壘打大賽轉播權的領跑者

至於週日棒球夜（SNB)、第一輪外卡戰

則是NBC和蘋果的對決

Apple already has Friday night exclusive doubleheaders. MLB’s leaders are still trying to find the right price and distribution models for this package and its playoff rights.

蘋果本身已經持有週五棒球夜

MLB 高層仍在努力尋找SNB及其外卡賽轉播權的合適價格與模式

What Netflix is expected to pay for Home Run Derby is not yet known, but sources briefed on the expected terms said it has met what MLB is looking to be paid for the event.

Netflix預計為全壘打大賽支付的金額尚未公布，

但消息人士表示，談定的金額已符合MLB對該賽事的預期（根據華爾街日報的報導，是超過3500萬鎂/年）

All of the deals that MLB is making are expected to be three years, as the league wants to line up its entire national and international rights, plus the WorldSeries and playoffs, to auction off at once and begin in 2029.

這些轉播合約預計都是簽三年

因為聯盟想要讓所有的轉播權都在2028年後一起到期

到時能一次整合性的拍賣

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話說這樣對於台灣以後要訂MLB TV

也是要透過ESPN嗎

我們也算out-of-market吧（？

然後蘋果不一定會失去週五棒球夜

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