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The Washington Nationals are ending their local TV deal with MASN and moving in-market distribution to MLB, via MLB.tv and upcoming cable/satellite partnerships, resolving a long-standing rights-fees dispute and continuing the broader shift away from regional sports networks toward MLB-controlled streaming and new distribution models amid industry challenges.
Major League Baseball and ESPN are close to a new deal that would give ESPN digital rights to all out-of-market games, in-market rights for five teams, and an exclusive weekly game, potentially replacing the current MLB.TV model and impacting existing consumers. The agreement, still pending finalization, could reshape baseball broadcasting and is part of MLB's strategy to sell rights beyond 2028, amid ongoing league negotiations and potential labor disputes.
College students can now watch MLB.TV for free for the rest of the 2023 season by authenticating with ID.me. This Back to School promotion allows students to follow playoff races, player performances, and access MLB's on-demand content library, including live look-ins, highlights, documentaries, and original shows.
T-Mobile is offering a free MLB.TV subscription to its customers from May 23rd to July 17th, allowing them to stream out-of-market home and away games from the MLB app. The company has extended its partnership with Major League Baseball to offer MLB.TV through 2028. T-Mobile is also giving away $200 per line to use toward any sports streaming app that T-Mobile doesn’t already offer for new customers who sign up for T-Mobile’s Go5g Plus plan.