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Blue Jays fans are overjoyed after Apple TV's Friday Night Baseball contract news
News broke this morning that the MLB's deal with Apple TV for Friday Night Baseball seems to be coming to an end which has Toronto Blue Jays fans extremely happy.
Blue Jays fans have been voicing their displeasure with the Apple TV deal for a few years now as the majority of fans do not have an account and are unable to watch Friday night games.
Blue Jays fans are ecstatic regarding news on Apple TV deal
The MLB and Apple TV have had a deal over the last few seasons for certain Friday Night games which gave Apple exclusive broadcasting rights which only fans that paid a $9.99 subscription a month had access too.
According to multiple reports, the MLB andthe MLB and Apple TV deal is now coming to an end as NBC/Peacock will be coming in, Netflix will be getting the Homerun Derby and ESPN will be taking over local TV rights.
NBC/Peacock in. Apple out. A Netflix home run derby. And ESPN investing in local rights. This could be a whirlwind MLB media deal.
SCOOP: MLB rights deals are «close to being done,» per sources.
What I'm hearing:
- Apple is fully out. RIP Friday Night Baseball
- NBC/Peacock is in, for Friday and Sunday exclusive and Wild Card
- MLB TV being sold to ESPN (for a boatload of $$$)
- Netflix gets HR Derby
What I'm hearing:
- Apple is fully out. RIP Friday Night Baseball
- NBC/Peacock is in, for Friday and Sunday exclusive and Wild Card
- MLB TV being sold to ESPN (for a boatload of $$$)
- Netflix gets HR Derby
Blue Jays fans have been very vocal over the last few years regarding Apple TV's Friday Night Baseball which has caused backlash as fans do not want to pay a subscription to watch one game a month.
The goal of the MLB with these news deals seems to be to try and grow the game even more.
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AOUT 21 | 935 ANSWERS Blue Jays fans are overjoyed after Apple TV's Friday Night Baseball contract news Are you happy that Apple TV and the MLB's deal is done? | ||
| Yes | 745 | 79.7 % |
| No | 190 | 20.3 % |
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