MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announces big plan for broadcast blackouts moving forward
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The MLB has changed quite a bit over the last few years and it looks like they don't plan on stopping as MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is looking to end broadcast blackouts.
Manfred recently spoke in an interview how the league is continuing to look at ways to evolve the game and to help grow it at the same time which is where ending blackouts comes into play.
Rob Manfred is looking at ending broadcast blackouts for the MLB
Baseball was once known as America's past time but seems to have taken a back to other sports in recent years such as football which has had a dominant takeover in the last 20 years.
Manfred during his interview spoke of how they are looking to make their broadcast product more national as it will help the game and get away from more centralized media coverages.
«As we started to think about the landscape more generally, we came to realize that our broadcast product needs to be more national,» Manfred said. «Like most crises, the difficulties with the RSNs presented an opportunity for us to get into a more centralized media strategy.
«You know, the RSNs were really good for us from a financial perspective, but they did make the game more and more local, and did not give us a full opportunity for reach. Right? To get to the most fans, let fans watch the game they want to watch,» Manfred continued.
The MLB commissioner believes that have the game accessible on a national level will help grow the game which is what fans have been asking for over the years.
Fans will finally be able to watch games outside of their broadcast zone which wil please everyone.
Source: Awful Announcing
Rob Manfred wants to nationalize MLB media strategy, eliminate blackouts
Rob Manfred wants to nationalize MLB media strategy, eliminate blackouts
