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The MLS is handling the production of all of their games on the service, with Apple TV handling distribution.
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MLB games are included in the normal monthly subscription fee for Apple TV+, while the MLS is charging $99 for an all inclusive package but will stream a couple of weekly games for free to base subscribers of the service. The streamer launched their Friday Night Baseball package last season, becoming the exclusive home for a pair of weekly MLB games. Will the fans follow? Will they pay a monthly fee for another service when they’re used to watching on cable? Will the league have less visibility?Īpple TV has also partnered with Major League Baseball in recent history as well.
Of course, that league is also faced with the same questions that the Pac-12 would face. It raises their per year rights payout from $90 million (from ESPN, Fox and Univision) in 2022 to $250 million per year for the next decade. The deal is a major monetary win for the soccer league. The deal, announced last summer, will see the streaming service carry every MLS game, without blackouts, for ten years. This weekend, the MLS will begin their landmark media rights deal with Apple TV+. If Apple TV is interested and the conference does decide to make the leap, they would be following closely in the footsteps of another sports league. By moving their games from established partners like ESPN and FOX, you would have to wonder whether the national college football fan would follow to a place they don’t expect to see college football traditionally. Moving the games from TV networks to Apple could mean an increased financial gain, but might also mean that a conference already struggling for national visibility would be making a huge gamble. The major question coming from that report is whether the conference presidents would be okay with sending all of their game inventory to a streaming service. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff could present the option of a streaming only option to the 10 remaining conference members soon. That’s according to a report from veteran sports media reporter Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. On Tuesday, we got another solid report about a major potential partner that could change the game for the Conference of Champions.Īpple TV+ has emerged as a major potential landing spot for the Pac-12’s football rights. Last week, we heard news that the league’s expansion announcement could be right around the corner. Will any more teams leave? Will the conference expand? What will the league’s media rights deal look like?Īfter a long wait, some of those questions might be getting closer to an answer. Since UCLA and USC announced their departures last summer, fans and alumni have been hungry for answers. It’s been a year of questions for Pac-12 fans up and down the west coast.
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