Looks like my MLB Broadcast prediction is going to happen

[D-train]

[Donn Beach]

What was your prediction?

[Pharmabro]

I saw a short on how the M's were going to have MLB take over some aspects of the broadcast "Production" I believe for 2025 but would continue on as Root.

[D-train]

What was your prediction?

That they would just ditch all the RSNs and have MLB TV be the only option and then remove all blackouts and increase the price to about $300 a year which is still less than $2 a game. I pay $33 a game to watch the Hawks.

[GL_Storm]

What was your prediction?

That they would just ditch all the RSNs and have MLB TV be the only option and then remove all blackouts and increase the price to about $300 a year which is still less than $2 a game. I pay $33 a game to watch the Hawks.

It was pretty clear that this was the direction they were going. I think we'll see the offerings evolve over time. They'll sell as many games as they can to the likes of Apple TV+, Amazon, and whatever ESPN evolves into. I also wonder if we might see games return to terrestrial TV.

[D-train]

What was your prediction?

That they would just ditch all the RSNs and have MLB TV be the only option and then remove all blackouts and increase the price to about $300 a year which is still less than $2 a game. I pay $33 a game to watch the Hawks.

It was pretty clear that this was the direction they were going. I think we'll see the offerings evolve over time. They'll sell as many games as they can to the likes of Apple TV+, Amazon, and whatever ESPN evolves into. I also wonder if we might see games return to terrestrial TV.

You didn't think people would pay $300 a season even if blackouts were removed, right?

[Donn Beach]

What was your prediction?

That they would just ditch all the RSNs and have MLB TV be the only option and then remove all blackouts and increase the price to about $300 a year which is still less than $2 a game. I pay $33 a game to watch the Hawks.

They aren't going to be able to do that, the Yankees and Dodgers aren't giving up their RSNs, or the Cubs and red Sox. At most MLB could control half the broadcasts I believe

[Donn Beach]

On cutting back payroll due to RSN issues. I've been curious since the dodgers haven't seem to be cutting back

It hasn't always proven to be the case: Though teams such as the Rangers, Padres and Seattle Mariners cut back amid RSN uncertainty last offseason (with the Mariners affected by decreased viewership through ROOT Sports), the D-backs did not. The Angels, meanwhile, have already shown signs they'll increase payroll next season, recently taking on the $26 million remaining on Jorge Soler's contract.

Teams will make individual calculations, and there are early signs of more activity around free agents this offseason. But the big-market teams with stable RSNs -- teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays -- arguably have a bigger advantage than ever before.

https://www.espn.ph/mlb/story/_/id/4239 ... ckouts-faq

[Pharmabro]

What was your prediction?

That they would just ditch all the RSNs and have MLB TV be the only option and then remove all blackouts and increase the price to about $300 a year which is still less than $2 a game. I pay $33 a game to watch the Hawks.

It was pretty clear that this was the direction they were going. I think we'll see the offerings evolve over time. They'll sell as many games as they can to the likes of Apple TV+, Amazon, and whatever ESPN evolves into. I also wonder if we might see games return to terrestrial TV.

That needs to happen and more. You need to appeal to future fans that had no idea they wanted to follow the game. You can't do that if you are only on a cable tv channel or a premium package cable channel. You need to be on as many platforms as possible: Amazon, Hulu, Prime, Netflix, Apple TV, On-Air TV, etc all of them. Even if it is only once per week or less for each of them.
"Friday Night baseball on ESPN"
"Apple TV Sunday MLB Big-Noon showdown"

[GL_Storm]

That they would just ditch all the RSNs and have MLB TV be the only option and then remove all blackouts and increase the price to about $300 a year which is still less than $2 a game. I pay $33 a game to watch the Hawks.

It was pretty clear that this was the direction they were going. I think we'll see the offerings evolve over time. They'll sell as many games as they can to the likes of Apple TV+, Amazon, and whatever ESPN evolves into. I also wonder if we might see games return to terrestrial TV.

You didn't think people would pay $300 a season even if blackouts were removed, right?

Some will, but most wont. The difference is that you can't tax an entire region now the way that you could under the RSN monopoly system. So if you charge $300 per year, or $50 per month for a six-month season, most people aren't going to pay that. It's an a la carte world now where you pay for what you want.