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The Premier League, with its unparalleled global viewership, is leaving money on the table by not securing robust deals with streaming platforms. Instead the Premier League looks set for a civil war in the courts, while the NBA just demonstrated exactly how much money can be made when involving the tech companies in TV deals: NFL Media Deal Total Value: $113 billion Duration: 11 years (2023-2033) Average Value per Year: $10.27 billion Average Viewers per Week (U.S.): 17 million Number of Games: 272 regular season games + 13 playoff games NBA Media Deal Total Value: $75 billion (anticipated) Duration: 9 years (2025-2034) Average Value per Year: $8.33 billion Average Viewers per Week (U.S.): 1.4 million Number of Games: 1,230 regular season games + up to 105 playoff games Premier League Media Deal Total Value: £5 billion (approximately $6.3 billion) Duration: 4 years (2025-2029) Average Value per Year: £1.25 billion (approximately $1.575 billion) Average Viewers per Week (U.K.): 4.5 million Number of Games: 380 regular season games (no playoffs) 📺⚽ #PremierLeague #MediaRights #Streaming #BusinessStrategy

New Post: MLS All-Star Game 2024: Livestream the MLS vs. Liga MX Match Online - https://lnkd.in/gsicXDRw - All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Major League Soccer is more popular than ever with superstar players — such as Lionel Messi, Riqui Puig, Cucho Hernández, Luciano Acosta and others — dazzling fans all season long. And at the midway point of the season, MLS takes on Liga MX in inter-league play. The MLS All-Star Game 2024 — which will see the MLS all-star players go up against Liga MX all-stars — takes place at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 24. Watch MLS All-Star Game 2024 on MLS Season Pass What Time Is the MLS All-Star Game 2024? The MLS All-Star Game broadcasts live on Saturday, July 20, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The MLS vs. Liga MX match livestreams on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. How to Watch MLS Season Pass, Pricing MLS Season Pass is a standalone service within the Apple TV app. It gives fans exclusive access to livestream every regular and post-season match — and no local blackouts. In addition, all broadcasts are in English or Spanish. How much does MLS Season Pass cost? It’s $14.99 per month or $49 for the rest of the season (regularly $99). However, Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up at a discount of $12.99 per month or $39 for the rest of the season (regularly $79). Watch MLS All-Star Game 2024 on MLS Season Pass MLS Season Pass on Apple TV is available in over 100 countries around the world. If you’re not an Apple TV+ subscriber, you can join for free! Apple TV+ is $9.99 per month after a seven-day free trail. The streaming platform features live sports, movies, TV series, live concerts and other binge-worthy originals. How to Get MLS Season Pass for Free Want to stream MLS Season Pass matches, including MLS All-Star Game 2024? T-Mobile offers qualifying customers a free subscription to MLS Season Pass via Apple TV+. Also, customers who subscribe to T-Mobile’s Go5G Plus Plan can enjoy Apple TV+ for free. Learn more about T-Mobile’s free perks here.   Meanwhile, Apple TV+ and MLS Season Pass are streamable on Apple devices, like the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV 4K, smart TVs and other streaming devices such as Fire TV Stick, Roku and Google Chromecast, as well as on the web. Watch MLS All-Star Game 2024 on MLS Season Pass Who Is Playing During the MLS All-Star Game? Instead of East vs. West, this is this the third year that MLS All-Star Game features MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars in inter-league play. Moreover, the all-star break is extended because the 2024 Olympics take place in Paris later in July.

As the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks prepare to face off in the NBA Finals, the league is on track to score big: It is closing in on deals with NBC, ESPN and Amazon that would bring in about $76 billion in media revenue over 11 years, people familiar with the discussions said. The NBA sweepstakes has turned into a defining moment for the TV industry, highlighting the anxieties of traditional media companies about the collapse of cable and their uncertain financial futures in the streaming world. It has put front-and-center the paradox that sports content is outrageously expensive but also critical to own in an industry in which it is one of the few reliable ways to draw in audiences. The NBA is on track to increase its annual fees by more than 2.5 times under the new deal, to an average of nearly $7 billion. The NFL roughly doubled its fees under its last deal to around $10 billion a year. The NBA has much lower average ratings than the NFL, but it has more games and a young audience that is important to advertisers. It is very popular abroad, which is a big motivator for Amazon’s Prime Video. #nba #professionalsports #basketball #nfl #mlb #television #streaming #nbc #espn #amazon #disney #wnba #sportsmarketing #warnerbrothers #tnt #entertainment #media #sportsmanagement

With the NBA Finals set to begin, the league is working behind the scenes to finalize a massive TV rights deal worth $76 billion over 11 years. In this piece, Joe Flint, Isabella Simonetti and I explain how NBC, Amazon and ESPN wound up the likely winners, with exclusive details on the packages and negotiations and why Warner’s TNT isn’t in the mix. This isn’t just any sports deal: it’s a defining moment for the industry. Media companies are placing huge bets on an uncertain future in streaming. NBC is committing some $28 billion (more than Warner Bros. Discovery’s entire market value). As we report, NBC will likely be raising Peacock’s prices and making big budget cuts, as a result of becoming an NBA partner. As the league cashes in, so will stars like Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum, who are set to duel in Game 1 on Thursday.

National Basketball Association (NBA) rights: Milestone for TV biz As the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks prepare for a face-off in the #NBA Finals, the league is embroiled in a nail-biting battle to secure a TV rights deal. The NBA is in advanced talks to reach deals with #NBC, Amazon, and ESPN that would bring in $76 billion in revenue over 11 years, according to The Wall Street Journal reports, citing anonymous sources. The stakes are high. An agreement represents a crucial moment for the TV industry, dealing with the decline of cable and uncertainty about the financial viability of streaming. #PremierLeague #MediaRights #Streaming #BusinessStrategy  #digitalmedia #businessmodels

"NBC is near an accord with the league to pay an average of $2.5 billion a year, people familiar with the deal talks said. It would show around 100 games per season, with about half airing exclusively on the Peacock streaming service, reflecting a major bet on the future of streaming. Games would air on NBC on Tuesdays and Sundays when there isn’t a conflict with NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Amazon’s $1.8 billion-a-year package would include regular-season and playoff games, the new NBA in-season tournament, and the “play-in” games in which teams compete for the final playoff spots. It also would have a share of the conference finals, which the media partners will split in a rotation, the people familiar with the terms said. Disney would retain an NBA package and would continue to air the NBA Finals, with payments averaging about $2.6 billion a year, people familiar with the terms say, up from $1.5 billion under the current deal. Disney would get fewer games than under its current deal. ESPN’s deal will allow the company to air games on its direct-to-consumer streaming service, which is set to launch in 2025.  Warner, led by Chief Executive David Zaslav, still has a right to match a rival package, and the league could always carve out a new package for the company in the final stretch, but its options are limited.  The deals would go into effect after the 2024-2025 season and will include rights to WNBA telecasts, as that league grows in popularity with the rise of rookie sensation Caitlin Clark. Owners must approve the deals, and any announcement could still be a few weeks away. The deals are clarifying the media industry’s pecking order and could set the table for big mergers down the road. For the league, the deals would translate into a windfall that will help fund blockbuster contracts for stars like Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic in the coming years."

"Super Bowl Performances: Artists' Strategic Play for Exposure and Success" In a unique arrangement, Apple Music pays the NFL $50 million annually to sponsor the Super Bowl halftime show, but artists like Usher don't receive a direct fee. Instead, they perform for free to leverage the exposure, aiming to boost followers, sell tickets, and increase streaming numbers. Despite the lack of a performance fee, the financials favor artists due to the extensive exposure they get during the Super Bowl, which 115 million people watch. Artists see the performance as a valuable promotional opportunity, with data showing substantial increases in music sales, social media followers, and brand searches following Super Bowl appearances. Usher, set to perform at today's Super Bowl, strategically plans to release his new album just before the event, maximizing the potential impact on charts and ticket sales for his upcoming tour. This mutually beneficial arrangement allows the NFL to feature top artists for free while musicians gain significant visibility and promotional value. #usher #nfl #superbowl #swifties #SuperBowlLVIII #economics #football #sanfrancisco #kansascitychiefs

A great summary of the NBA deal, great insights on the local vs. national rights reality https://lnkd.in/eNqnAEtC

The National Football League (NFL)'s Super Bowl was indeed super, and set a new record with 123.4 million viewers -- second only to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969! Close game throughout, with some exciting plays, several standout performances (CMC, Jennings, Mahomes, Chris Jones), and an EPIC finish engineered by Pat Mahomes, AND one heckuva halftime show by Usher & crew. Usher may be the biggest winner of all with his 13-minute halftime SHOW, and all the pre- and post-game media exposure. Absolutely brilliant play by Usher to leverage this exposure to promote his new album and tour. Now that's effective, strategic, awesome advertising, y'all! Front Office Sports' $52.5 million value estimate is way too low. :30 spots were selling for $7 MM (estimated) 13 minutes of Super Bowl airtime value = $182 MM (estimated based on above) PLUS all the pre- & post-game worldwide media coverage PLUS a deeper partnership with Apple for Usher - will deliver a lot of $$$$ via Apple Music downloads, additional ticket sales, and more It's likely closer to $250 MM worth of exposure for Usher, and if he & his team do a good job on the backend a lot more. Dan Runcie, what do you think the real value is for Usher here? Oh, and in case you forgot, Atlanta Influences Everything #ATL #ATLcreators #UsherRaymond

New Post: Former MLB Star Bronson Arroyo On What Pitching And Playing Music Have In Common - https://lnkd.in/gkUgK9aV - Former Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds star Bronson Arroyo’s punnily titled 2005 debut, Covering the Bases, included a cover of The Standells’ “Dirty Water” with Red Sox teammates and cracked the Billboard 200. Since his 2017 retirement, Arroyo has added songwriting to his arsenal, putting out 2023’s all-originals collection Some Might Say. How do you compare playing baseball and performing with your band onstage? It’s kind of a strange thing. When you play at the highest level and you’re winning the World Series, or you win 15 games in a Major League season, you feel like you’re at the top of the mountain, doing your best work. I didn’t pick up a guitar until I was 27 years old. You never feel like you’re getting to the top. It’s this constant whittling of the wood, being in the basement, practicing over and over again. It doesn’t feel like something you were born to do. It feels like it’s something you’re constantly working to do to get better. In baseball, the metrics that show successes are as objective as they can be, but in music, even when you have chart data, it’s totally different, right? Right. Absolutely. Nobody can deny if you win 15 games in a season or punch out 200. That’s a solid year. No one can take that from you. Music is an art and it’s totally subjective to the listener… If I was one of those kids who was 5 or 6 years old at the piano and I was born with this gift, as I was my athleticism, you might think about it differently. But it’s this constant grind, and I enjoy that. How does your preparation differ between pitching and performing music? Leading up to a show, it’s very similar. You get all those jitters. You watch guys in a baseball locker room going into a routine and you watch guys in the band run through their routines. That’s a very similar feeling to standing on the mound and listening to the National Anthem. Once you start pitching, all that stuff eases. It’s just a lot more intimate with the music. What the crowd thinks of you in those moments isn’t quite that obvious and personal as when you’re looking people in the eye and thinking, “Are you singing this song along with me?” How much promotion do you do for your albums and shows? Just a little bit. I’m not trying to make money off it. It’s always nice if extra money comes around, but that’s not the main thing. … I did a bunch of radio interviews and newspaper articles with writers from baseball and tried to infiltrate that world a little bit and do stuff that wouldn’t chew up too much of my time. I wasn’t trying to get on a plane and stop at every radio station in the country — which I would if I was 22 and in a van trying to push my music. You’re on a golf trip now — are you doing