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.
”
随着金莺队转卖，有一些报导指出
大联盟主席Rob Manfred会有权力要求金莺放弃国民的转播权
当然目前并没有迹象显示会不会这样干
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.
当时国民队2005年搬来华盛顿，也就是金莺队地盘时
双方达成了一项协议，两队共同持有电视台Mid-Atlantic Sports Network(MASN)
其中金莺拿90%股份、国民拿10%(然后每年能多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.
之后双方就开始了长期的$$$$$的纠纷
到近期才依序对于2012-2016以及2017-2021
金莺该支付多少转播金给国民达成协议
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的纠纷也阻碍了国民队的转卖
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.
国民队的买家之一是华盛顿巫师老板Ted Leonsis
他本身持有电视台Monumental Sports Network
用来转播自己旗下三支华盛顿的职业队
所以他自然也想把国民纳入旗下
但国民队本身不持有自己转播权就成了大阻碍
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.
上周也有报导指出，金莺新老板Rubenstein可能会把MASN股份卖给Ted Leonsis
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