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The American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) announce a one-year extension of the broadcast television agreement with Gray Media. As part of the extension, Gray will continue to deliver select
One of the most decorated franchises in the Dominican Winter Baseball League is reaching fans far beyond the Caribbean. Through locally-produced broadcasts distributed internationally on MLB Network via the MLB
GameChanger, a youth sports app for scorekeeping, live streaming, statistics, and team management, announces a new partnership with Pixellot to introduce a QR code-enabled, fixed-camera live streaming experience at recreational
The 2025 Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) drew to a close on Oct. 12 with the Trentino Grand Finale in Italy. This season brought together more than 9,300 athletes from
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s
New England Sports Network (NESN) has its hands full. The regional sports network that is home to MLB’s Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates and NHL’s Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh
The American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) announces a new partnership with Home Team Network that will introduce a blend of advanced artificial intelligence tools and traditional production practices in
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) broadcasts Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals games to fans across a seven-state region. Alongside its core baseball coverage spanning every ballpark in the U.S., MASN produces
The 2025 SVG Summit is only three weeks away and the day two sessions, set for Dec. 16 on the third floor of the New York Hilton Hotel, will feature
Major League Baseball announced new three-year media-rights agreements with Netflix, ESPN, and NBCUniversal today, marking a new era for how the game is consumed by fans. The agreements will extend
For the first time, fans will be able to watch live MLB games on Netflix courtesy of a new three-year deal announced today. Beginning in 2026, Netflix will stream multiple
ESPN and Major League Baseball have reached a significant new media-rights agreement that will reshape how fans watch baseball beginning in 2026, especially as it pertains to streaming. The multi-year
Major League Baseball and NBCUniversal’s new three-year media-rights agreement returns baseball to NBC and Peacock. Exclusive packages across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock include primetime’s Sunday Night Baseball, a Peacock-exclusive MLB
