ESPN and MLB both made statements Thursday night confirming the end of the current rights deal. There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final three years of their contract.

In fact, LightShed believes that there would be several prominent bidders for a new national MLB package, including Comcast (NBC), Paramount (CBS), Amazon, and Netflix. They also believe ESPN ...

On Thursday evening, reports surfaced that Major League Baseball and ESPN had “mutually agreed ... gap between the NBA and NFL seasons. For MLB, NBC can offer both the broadcast network ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred sent a memo to all 30 clubs informing them MLB is opting out of a broadcast partnership with ESPN following the ... for all 32 teams. NBC has attempted bids on MLB rights ...

The broadcasting rights for the for the 2026-2028 MLB seasons are up for auction after last month's breakup with ESPN. NBC Sports is exploring a bid, Jon Miller, President of Acquisitions ...

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season, it was announced on Thursday. There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final ...

MLB commissioner ... Netflix and NBC. Those talks reportedly are more focused on the all-encompassing broadcast rights that will open in 2028 instead of solely on ESPN's current package that ...

"Sunday Night Baseball" on ESPN will soon come to an end. The MLB and ESPN "mutually agreed" to part ways and end their national television deal after the 2025 season, MLB commissioner Rob ...

The games will air on Friday and Saturday nights on ESPN and ... that MLB has held discussions about licensing its MLB.TV game package to networks and/or digital platforms. NBC, Google, YouTube ...