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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Apple Inc. signed a seven-year deal with MLB for the broadcast for {{USD|85000000}} per year, a total value of $595,000,000. This includes an annual $55,000,000 rights fee as well as $30,000,000 for Apple advertising.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ozanian |first1=Mike |title=MLB Deals With Apple And NBC Sports Are Worth A Combined $115 Million Annually |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/03/09/mlb-deals-with-apple-and-peacock-worth-115-million-annually-combined/ |website=Forbes |access-date=11 March 2022 |date=9 March 2022}}</ref> The deal was the first sports broadcasting contract ever acquired by Apple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axson |first1=Scooby |title=Apple signs its first sports rights deal, teaming up with MLB for 'Friday Night Baseball' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/03/08/apple-mlb-team-up-for-friday-night-baseball/9427342002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=8 March 2022 |date=8 March 2022}}</ref> Upon its debut, the broadcast will be available in the [[North America]]n market consisting of the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] as well as select overseas markets including [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United Kingdom]], with plans to eventually expand availability of the broadcast to more markets in the future.<ref name="espn1" /> |
Apple Inc. signed a seven-year deal with MLB for the broadcast for {{USD|85000000}} per year, a total value of $595,000,000. This includes an annual $55,000,000 rights fee as well as $30,000,000 for Apple advertising. Apple has the right to exit the agreement after the first or second year. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ozanian |first1=Mike |title=MLB Deals With Apple And NBC Sports Are Worth A Combined $115 Million Annually |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/03/09/mlb-deals-with-apple-and-peacock-worth-115-million-annually-combined/ |website=Forbes |access-date=11 March 2022 |date=9 March 2022}}</ref> The deal was the first sports broadcasting contract ever acquired by Apple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axson |first1=Scooby |title=Apple signs its first sports rights deal, teaming up with MLB for 'Friday Night Baseball' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/03/08/apple-mlb-team-up-for-friday-night-baseball/9427342002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=8 March 2022 |date=8 March 2022}}</ref> Upon its debut, the broadcast will be available in the [[North America]]n market consisting of the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] as well as select overseas markets including [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United Kingdom]], with plans to eventually expand availability of the broadcast to more markets in the future.<ref name="espn1" /> |
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==Regular season broadcasts== |
==Regular season broadcasts== |
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Revision as of 19:24, 8 April 2022
| Friday Night Baseball | |
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| Genre | MLB game telecasts |
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| Production company | MLB Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | Apple TV+ |
| Release | April 8, 2022 |
Friday Night Baseball is a forthcoming live broadcast of Major League Baseball (MLB) on Apple TV+ that will debut during the league's 2022 season. The weekly broadcast will be produced by MLB Network[1], featuring a doubleheader with pregame and postgame analysis.[2] Plans for the broadcast were formally announced on March 8, 2022, at Apple's Peek Performance event and later in an online press release.[3][4]
Background
Apple Inc. signed a seven-year deal with MLB for the broadcast for US$85,000,000 per year, a total value of $595,000,000. This includes an annual $55,000,000 rights fee as well as $30,000,000 for Apple advertising. Apple has the right to exit the agreement after the first or second year. [5] The deal was the first sports broadcasting contract ever acquired by Apple.[6] Upon its debut, the broadcast will be available in the North American market consisting of the United States, Canada and Mexico as well as select overseas markets including Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom, with plans to eventually expand availability of the broadcast to more markets in the future.[2]
Regular season broadcasts
The first broadcast date was initially made uncertain as the deal was signed amidst the 2021–22 MLB lockout and the threat of cancelled games.[7] After the lockout was resolved, MLB announced that the first games would air on April 8, 2022, with a doubleheader of New York Mets–Washington Nationals and Houston Astros–Los Angeles Angels as the inaugural matchups.[8] Apple also announced that Friday Night Baseball will be free-of-charge for its first 12 broadcasts.[9]
On April 7, 2022, Apple announced that Melanie Newman, Chris Young, Hannah Keyser, and Brooke Fletcher would be the broadcast crew for East Coast games, while Stephen Nelson, Hunter Pence, Katie Nolan, and Heidi Watney would be the broadcast crew for West Coast games. Lauren Gardner will be the pregame and postgame studio host, along with a rotation of MLB Network studio analysts including Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd, and Yonder Alonso. Former MLB umpire Brian Gorman will also serve as a rules analyst.[10]
Games as of April 8th
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please update as game come out
References
- ^ Lucia, Joe (April 6, 2022). "Your 2022 MLB regular season broadcasting primer". Awful Announcing.
- ^ a b "Apple, MLB announce 'Friday Night Baseball' package". ESPN. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Apple and Major League Baseball to offer "Friday Night Baseball"". Apple Newsroom. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Keck, Catie (8 March 2022). "Apple TV Plus announces Friday Night Baseball". The Verge. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Ozanian, Mike (9 March 2022). "MLB Deals With Apple And NBC Sports Are Worth A Combined $115 Million Annually". Forbes. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Axson, Scooby (8 March 2022). "Apple signs its first sports rights deal, teaming up with MLB for 'Friday Night Baseball'". USA Today. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (8 March 2022). "Apple In Rights Deal With MLB For 'Friday Night Baseball'". Deadline. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Friday night games free on Apple TV+". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Cross, Jason (29 March 2022). "Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ will be free for the first 12 weeks of the season". Macworld. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Apple introduces broadcasters and production details for "Friday Night Baseball," beginning April 8 only on Apple TV+". apple.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.