(From Sports Business Daily)
ESPN and MLB have reached an 8 YEAR EXTENSION of their TV RIGHTS DEAL, under which REGULAR-SEASON GAMES will continue to be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 through the 2013 SEASON.
ESPN's SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL will continue, and MONDAY NIGHT BASEBALL will mostly co-exist with local carriers, meaning the net will have virtually NO BLACKOUTS IN LOCAL MARKETS.
Also, a weekly broadcast on Wednesday, followed by BASEBALL TONIGHT, will air on either ESPN or ESPN2.
The deal includes up to 80 REGULAR-SEASON BROADCASTS ANNUALLY; up to FIVE APPEARANCES PER TEAM PER YEAR ON SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL, AN INCREASE FROM 11 APPEARANCES OVER A THREE-YEAR SPAN; CONTINUED CARRIAGE OF MLB's HOME RUN DERBY AND ADDITIONAL ALL-STAR GAME PROGRAMMING; AND AN AFTERNOON BATTING PRACTICE PROGRAM.
ESPN and MLB previously reached long-term agreements involving rights across ESPN's multimedia outlets, including ESPN RADIO, ESPN.COM,
ESPN DEPORTES.COM and ESPN 360.
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