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Sports Stream Update: MLB Says There’s Always Next Year - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 02 Sep 2008 04:30 PM PST

This is beginning to feel so Yogi Berra—as in “deja vu all over again”—and it will be a recurring story until all major sports are streamed live locally, nationally and…

ESPN-MLBAM: Skipper: ‘Just Needed A New Deal’, Bowman: Local Live Steaming ‘When Time Is Right’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 21 Aug 2008 09:55 AM PST

Last December, ESPN (NYSE: DIS) exercised an opt-out clause in its seven-year digital rights contract with Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Today, the two announced a new deal that runs…

ESPN-MLBAM Extend Digital Rights Deal Through 2013; Live Game Streaming, International - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 21 Aug 2008 06:37 AM PST

It’s been in limbo for months but ESPN (NYSE: DIS) and MLBAM finally have extended their digital rights deal through 2013. The just-announced agreement covers a plethora of digital platforms,…

Bowman: More Likely To Start For Yankees Than Float MLBAM IPO - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 13 Aug 2008 08:56 PM PST

Still waiting for an MLB IPO? Better hope Bob Bowman starts practicing his moves as a shortstop. Asked if a public offering is in the offing, the head of Major…

@ BMO Media: Bob Bowman, CEO, MLBAM: No Plans For An IPO; Online Streams Don’t Cannibalize - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 19 Jun 2008 02:09 PM PST

“Would it be possible that digital media could do for baseball what national TV did for football?” Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB Advanced Media, asked the question during the last…

Fantasy Leagues Win Against MLB; Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 02 Jun 2008 10:08 PM PST

Fantasy sports companies like Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), CBS (NYSE: CBS) Sportsline and others can now breathe a sigh of relief: the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an…

Yahoo To Sell Video Ads For MLBAM; Deal Includes Co-Branding Of MLB.TV, Subscription Cut - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 10 Apr 2008 05:16 AM PST

(with David Kaplan) The day-to-day business of Yahoo continues despite the headlines ... Yahoo and Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced a complicated deal that gives the portal video sales…

Greenspan’s BroadWebAsia Gets MLB Rights In China - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 31 Mar 2008 05:30 AM PST

Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) has a new Chinese web outlet, launched in conjunction with last week’s regular season opening series in Tokyo. MLBAM has licensed online rights to…

Updated: Youth Sports Site WePlay Raises $4.5 Million First Round; CAA, MLB, and Derek Jeter Invest - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 25 Mar 2008 11:16 PM PST

Updated below: WePlay, a NYC-based community site for youth sports, has raised a $1.87 $4.5 million first round from Pequot Private Equity, CAA and Major League Baseball, says peHUB. The…

MLBAM’s 2008 Checklist: Redesign MLB.com, Team Sites; Live Daily Show; Video Upgrades - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 24 Mar 2008 04:34 PM PST

While baseball teams fine tune their rosters for opening day, Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) has some changes of its own, including tweaks to free and subscription content. Sports…

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MLB Increases Its Chokehold: Starts Its Own Online Usage Restrictions; Following NFL’s Lead - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Feb 2008 09:02 AM PST

MLB, which has been the most proactive digital rights holder among the leagues, through its digital arm MLB Advanced Media, has now issued its set of restrictions: -- News sites…

MLBAM Wants Nielsen Online Data Thrown Out; Nielsen Says Take A Hike - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 07 Jan 2008 02:16 PM PST

MLB Advanced Media CEO Bob Bowman, citing inaccuracies over MLB.com’s audience measurements, wants Nielsen Online to stop including the baseball site in its coverage, Mediaweek reports. Nielsen Online’s response is,…

Turner May Snatch Away MLS Contract From MLBAM - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 23 Dec 2007 03:56 AM PST

We mentioned earlier in the year that Turner was on the verge of tying up with NBA to run the network’s 12 million-subscriber NBA TV, as well NBA.com. Now it…

If It Did It: MLBAM’s IPO Valued At $5 Billion? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 05 Dec 2007 01:39 AM PST

We reported last month about some of the revenues being generated out of Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), and that it paid back the roughly $80 million investment used…

MLBAM, MLPA Lose Again In Fantasy Baseball Case - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 27 Nov 2007 11:23 PM PST

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will let stand last month’s ruling that a fantasy baseball company has the right to use some information without paying a licensing fee.…

MLBAM Pays Back Investments; Revenue Passes $450 Million In 2007 - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 19 Nov 2007 09:17 AM PST

Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) has paid back the roughly $80 million investment used to fund its start in 2000—nearly $3 million per team, according to Sports Business Journal…

MLBAM’s Bowman Urges Audit Bureau To Become Metrics Leader For Internet Traffic - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 09 Nov 2007 05:32 PM PST

MLB Advanced Media CEO Bob Bowman, frustrated by what he sees as underreporting by Nielsen Online, wants the Audit Bureau of Circulations to urge ABC to create a “reliable audit-based…

MLBAM Switch Breaks Licenses For Thousands Of Video Downloads; Fix Now Being Offered After Outcry - 8 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 07 Nov 2007 04:41 PM PST

Major League Baseball Advanced Media hit into a triple play with its recent switch to a new player for video downloads. Turns out the new system worked only with videos…