Remember that massive Dodgers TV deal with Time Warner that was locked in a few months ago? Looks as if it hit a snag. The plan is to carry all Dodger games on a new regional sports network named SportsNetLA. In the deal, the Dodgers are the product with Time Warner Cable taking care of the business operations side handling advertising, affiliate sales agent, and channel operations manager.
So what’s the problem? The deal hasn’t been submitted to Major League Baseball for approval. The twist to that? The MLB wants to know exactly what its cut of the $7 billion, 25-year television deal will be.
Yikes! TV rights have been a gold mine for owners. Of course the MLB wants to ensure they get the most out of this scenario that they can. This is a business, never forget that.
