Major League Baseball announced its $700 million, seven-year agreement with DirecTV on Thursday and said the deal contains a provision that allows its "Extra Innings" package of out-of-market games to remain on cable television if the other incumbent providers agree to match the terms.
The president of one of those providers, iN Demand's Robert Jacobson, immediately said those terms were impossible for his company to agree to and called it a "de facto exclusive deal."
RealGM Wiretap
More stories:
- Phillies Acquire Derek Hill From White Sox For Two Prospects
- Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman Says Yankees GM Owes Him Apology
- Tarik Skubal Returning To Tigers' Rotation Saturday
- MLB Salary Cap Proposal Borrows NHL, NBA, NFL Models With Key Updates
- Jameson Taillon Out Until After All-Star Break With Hamstring Strain
- Celtics Resurface As Potential Trade Destination For Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Knicks Erase 29-Point Deficit On OG Anunoby Tip-In, Take 3-1 Series Lead Over Spurs
- Warriors, Wolves, Magic Not Factoring Into Recent Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Talks
- Victor Wembanyama One Point From Suspension For Flagrant Fouls
- Jalen Duren Expected To Exceed $30M Per Year On Contract
- Julian Quinones, Raul Jimenez Score In Mexico's 2-0 South Africa Win
- Real Madrid, Adidas Agree To Eight-Year, $1.1 Billion Kit Extension
- Fulham In Talks With Alvaro Arbeloa To Replace Marco Silva
- Manchester City Bid $142M For Elliot Anderson As Forest Hold Out $167M
- Bukayo Saka Managing Achilles, Unable To Train On Consecutive Days
- Hurricanes Beat Vegas 4-2 To Move Within One Win Of Stanley Cup
- Darnell Nurse Gives Oilers Short List Of Trade Options
- Avs GM Says Coach Jared Bednar, Staff Will Return Next Season
- Lightning's Nikita Kucherov Wins Second Hart Trophy As NHL MVP
- Brandon Bussi Expected To Start Game 5 Of Stanley Cup Final For Canes
