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ESPN Radio to lose MLB rights as part of ESPN-MLB split

udfan07 said:
ESPN Radio did a good job covering the playoffs and World Series. Imagine Westwood One would love to grab these rights:
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I think what made it work for ESPN was having the 24/7 network to carry it. Westwood One doesn't have such a thing. Lately they've been spinning off some of their sports rights to Compass and other smaller syndicators. I think Fox Sports Radio is the only network that has the bulk to make it work.

But who knows, maybe ESPN could do a radio-only deal.
 
TheBigA said:
No because the TV networks don't own radio networks anymore. The NFL rights are split among many companies.
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So why drop ESPN radio if they might not have a new buyer. If it’s a separate deal run it until the end of the term.
 
Don CT said:
So why drop ESPN radio if they might not have a new buyer. If it’s a separate deal run it until the end of the term.
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ESPN Radio might be able to retain the radio, since only Fox has a radio division. But the profit margin is much better for talk than pbp.
 
TheBigA said:
The other content is usually where they make money, not in PBP. Could they take over? Probably not. The playoffs take place during NFL season.
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They have multiple feeds, networks that have baseball teams will broadcast the playoffs and games of the week. Baseball is still first and foremost a radio product.
 
Don CT said:
They have multiple feeds, networks that have baseball teams will broadcast the playoffs and games of the week. Baseball is still first and foremost a radio product.
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NFL makes more money than MLB, and WW1 has already cut back on their NFL games. So I don't see them adding baseball.

ESPN and Fox have the infrastructure to support MLB. If neither of them do it, then the MLB will do it themselves.
 
TheBigA said:
NFL makes more money than MLB, and WW1 has already cut back on their NFL games. So I don't see them adding baseball.

ESPN and Fox have the infrastructure to support MLB. If neither of them do it, then the MLB will do it themselves.
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They still need a distributor.
 
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