Tag: MLB.TV
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Lawmakers Urge FCC to Crack Down on Rising Sports Streaming Costs, Citing “Corporate Greed”
Update: You can read the full letter to FCC Chairman Carr here. Sports streaming was supposed to make live games easier to watch. Instead, it has become a maze of subscriptions, price hikes and corporate consolidation, and now lawmakers want the FCC to step in. According to Front Office Sports, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep.…
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New York Yankees Return to Prime Video With 21 Exclusive Matchups for 2026
For the seventh straight season, the New York Yankees are returning to Prime Video. Amazon and the team announced a 21-game Prime Video slate for the Pinstripes this season, with most of those tilts landing on midweek nights. With the move, regional Prime members can watch a big chunk of Bronx action at no-additional cost.…
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Detroit SportsNet Launches as Another Team Joins MLB’s TV Shake Up, NHL Team to Follow Next Season
Another MLB team has found a new home in the latest major shakeup for the sport, and an NHL team is joining in. Ilitch Sports + Entertainment today announced the rollout of Detroit SportsNet, described as a year-round broadcast home for the city’s teams and the place to watch locally televised Detroit Tigers games this…
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Atlanta Braves Go In-House With BravesVision, Ending FanDuel Sports Networks Era
In a big shakeup for the MLB team known as “America’s Team,” the Atlanta Braves are taking their broadcasts in-house with the launch of BravesVision. The team-operated television network will serve as the official local home for more than 140 games this season. The club says it will control production, sales, marketing, and distribution, a…
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ESPN Unveils Its 2026 MLB Spring Training
Spring is around the corner, and so is baseball on ESPN. The network has announced more Spring Training action landing on the ESPN app and its linear TV network. For 2026, ESPN’s Spring Training coverage will feature four nationally televised games on ESPN and an additional six streaming exclusively on ESPN Unlimited. All 10 games…
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ESPN Is Now the Home of MLB.TV — Pricing, Plans & What Fans Need to Know
Spring Training begins later this month, and for 2026, baseball’s out-of-market streaming just landed on a new home. Cord cutters and casual fans can now stream live out-of-market games on MLB.TV right from the ESPN app. This change follows a new rights deal between MLB and ESPN, reached late last year after ESPN opted out…
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MLB.TV in 2026: Why You Might Need ESPN Unlimited to Watch Out-of-Market Games
The 2026 MLB season is over a month away, and cord cutters will have a new way to stream out-of-market games. With Major League Baseball entangled in ESPN’s new streaming strategy, many fans will have to take extra steps, with potentially higher sign-up costs, to enjoy their favorite team. The State of MLB.TV in 2026…
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A Major Shift is Coming to St. Louis Cardinals Broadcasts for the 2026 MLB Season
The St. Louis Cardinals just threw a major curveball at the old regional-sports-network model ahead of the upcoming MLB season. For 2026, Major League Baseball will produce and distribute all in-market Cardinals games under the new Cardinals.TV label, and fans can stream games directly through the MLB App or watch on cable/satellite once carriers finalize…
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Washington Nationals Find New TV & Streaming Home Ahead of 2026 MLB Season
With the 2026 MLB season just a few months away, the Washington Nationals found a new TV and streaming home. The MLB and the team have officially pulled the curtain back on Nationals.TV, the franchise’s new local TV and streaming home for the upcoming season. Under the arrangement, MLB will produce and distribute the club’s…
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ESPN Now Owns MLB.TV
Major League Baseball’s long-awaited national media rights package, expected to be one of the most transformative in the sport’s history, remains unannounced more than nine months after ESPN triggered an opt-out of its existing contract. Yet pieces of the complicated puzzle are beginning to lock into place, with the first concrete development emerging this week…