Report: MLB Can Make Orioles Relinquish Nationals’ TV Rights As Condition Of Sa
le
The Angelos family has a deal in place to sell the Orioles to a group led by Dav
id Rubenstein, though that deal still needs to be approved by the league. Commis
sioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media today about various topics including that
sale. Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun relayed some of those comments while als
o reporting that the league has the power to require the O’s to relinquish owne
rship of the Nationals’ television rights as part of approving the sale, though
it’s not currently clear if they plan to do so. “Change always produces oppor
tunity,” Manfred said when asked about the situation. “We’ll see. We’ll see.
”
隨著金鶯隊轉賣，有一些報導指出
大聯盟主席Rob Manfred會有權力要求金鶯放棄國民的轉播權
當然目前並沒有跡象顯示會不會這樣幹
When the league was moving the Montreal Expos to Washington for the 2005 season,
a compromise was reached with the Orioles. Since the league was moving a club i
nto Baltimore’s territory, there was an agreement wherein the two clubs would c
o-own the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which would broadcast the games of both c
lubs. The Orioles owned 90% of the network at that time and the Nats just 10%, w
ith the Nats gaining an extra 1% each year.
當時國民隊2005年搬來華盛頓，也就是金鶯隊地盤時
雙方達成了一項協議，兩隊共同持有電視台Mid-Atlantic Sports Network(MASN)
其中金鶯拿90%股份、國民拿10%(然後每年能多1%)
The two clubs have been battling each other over the revenues from that network
ever since, reaching a settlement just last June for the 2012-2016 period. In De
cember, Sports Business Journal reported that the two sides agreed on a deal for
the 2017-2021 period.
之後雙方就開始了長期的$$$$$的糾紛
到近期才依序對於2012-2016以及2017-2021
金鶯該支付多少轉播金給國民達成協議
In addition to those difficulties, the MASN dispute may have had an impact on th
e planned sale of the Nationals. The Lerner family announced in April of 2022 th
at they would explore the possibility of selling the club. Reporting from about
this time a year ago suggested the MASN dispute was a key factor in the lack of
progress towards a sale. Given those factors, MLB’s power to put a finger on th
e scale is a significant development.
MASN的糾紛也阻礙了國民隊的轉賣
Ted Leonsis, who already owns the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and W
ashington Mystics, has been seen as a favorite to purchase the Nationals. He als
o owns Monumental Sports Network, which broadcasts those three clubs. Purchasing
the Nationals and adding them to Monumental’s lineup would seemingly be a busi
ness decision that would make sense for him, but the fact that the Nats don’t o
wn their own rights complicates things.
國民隊的買家之一是華盛頓巫師老闆Ted Leonsis
他本身持有電視台Monumental Sports Network
用來轉播自己旗下三支華盛頓的職業隊
所以他自然也想把國民納入旗下
但國民隊本身不持有自己轉播權就成了大阻礙
Rubenstein’s group is also acquiring a controlling stake of MASN in purchasing
the Orioles and it was reported last week that Rubenstein could sell the Orioles
’ share of MASN to Leonsis.
上週也有報導指出，金鶯新老闆Rubenstein可能會把MASN股份賣給Ted Leonsis
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