Rogers signs new contract for 8 years of Canadian MLB coverage

[G-Snarls]

http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/01/09/rogers_adds_baseball_tv_rights_to_hockey_with_wideranging_mlb_deal.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[jays4life19]

Good. Now it's time to invest in some Japanese starting pitching.

[G-Snarls]

Good. Now it's time to invest in some Japanese starting pitching.

 

They need to generate some buzz

 

Seriously

[Angrioter]

They need to generate some buzz

 

Seriously

 

Tell me about money!!

[NorthOf49]

It's not exclusive television coverage btw, just an agreement to show 300 games.

 

I bet they had something similar in effect last year and that this is more of an update than a big addition.

[Angrioter]

It's not exclusive television coverage btw, just an agreement to show 300 games.

 

I bet they had something similar in effect last year and that this is more of an update than a big addition.

 

Rogers Communications affects the Blue Jays income with that kind of TV contract?

[TwistedLogic]

Rogers Communications affects the Blue Jays income with that kind of TV contract?

 

This doesn't sound like it has anything to do with the Blue Jays. Sounds like it's a deal for the media department. Think ESPN and Fox signing broadcasting contracts.

[G-Snarls]

This doesn't sound like it has anything to do with the Blue Jays. Sounds like it's a deal for the media department. Think ESPN and Fox signing broadcasting contracts.

 

Sounds like a LOT of this (and the NHL deal) have to do with securing rights for online distribution. Rogers is preparing for people doing more and more entertainment consumption through the internet on computers and tablets and less via cable/satellite. Bell could suffer greatly if they get locked out of this sort of thing. Given that Rogers is also a large internet provider then can package stuff like this in subscription based services. Very smart IYAM.

[connorp]

This doesn't sound like it has anything to do with the Blue Jays. Sounds like it's

a deal for the media department. Think ESPN and Fox signing broadcasting contracts.

 

Yeah Jays clearly..well apparently wont directly be benefitting from this..but..its a win for them in that more baseball is being introduced into the country..

 

Well..should be good..hopefully the new fans of Jays outweigh people liking other teams once they see more of bb and realize how bad jays suck..lol

 

Im curious to know jays "deal" with rogers and what the franchise "gets" for their tv deal... Really as long as theyre spending $150m though..dont tjink fans cam gripe on their shady accounting though