"ESPN will pay around $550 million annually for a new package that includes the ability to license and distribute the league's digital out-of-market game package called MLB.TV. It will also receive a national 30-game package throughout the season. ESPN will also maintain exclusive rights to the MLB Little League Classic and add rights to Memorial Day games and second-half opener games."
"NBC, its new sports cable network NBCSN and its streaming service Peacock will acquire all of the league's Sunday night games, previously distributed by ESPN, as well as wild card playoff games for about $200 million per year. Netflix will get the rights to air MLB's Home Run Derby for about $50 million a year. (Netflix and MLB had previously announced a distribution deal for the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan.)"
New national MLB media rights total approximately $800 million per year across multiple distributors. ESPN will pay about $550 million annually for a package that includes licensing and distribution of MLB.TV, a 30-game national package, exclusive Little League Classic rights, Memorial Day games, and second-half openers. NBC, NBCSN and Peacock will acquire the league's Sunday night games and wild-card playoff games for roughly $200 million per year. Netflix will air the Home Run Derby for about $50 million annually. Fox, FS1, TBS and Apple will retain significant existing rights. MLB began renegotiating national and some local packages after ending its long ESPN deal; local rights largely expire in 2028. Commissioner Rob Manfred aims to nationalize local rights under a single streaming entity as a hedge against distribution risks.
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