Forget the new rules — the biggest story in baseball right now is the collapse of the regional sports networks

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Forget the new rules — the biggest story in baseball right now is the collapse of the regional sports networks

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What a nightmare.

Forget the new rules — the biggest story in baseball right now is the collapse of the regional sports networks

Forget pitch clocks and defensive positioning — the biggest story in baseball right now is the collapse of the regional sports network and what it means for the future of how fans watch games. Change is coming that could affect broadcasts, blackouts and, ultimately, the economic landscape of the sport.

Shortly after the World Series ended in November, MLB hosted its quarterly owners meetings at the commissioner’s office in New York. At their conclusion, commissioner Rob Manfred told media members there had been a long report made to owners about the future of RSNs. He referenced the need to serve both cable subscribers and cord-cutters, praised the league’s new partnerships with streaming services such as Apple and Peacock and predicted “a loosening of that exclusivity” that has long been inherent in lucrative RSN deals.

https://sports.yahoo.com/forget-the-new ... 39854.html
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