ESPN is closing in on deal with MLB

Media Rights Deals - Major League Baseball (MLB) is nearing deals for linear and streaming rights through 2028 with ESPN, NBC Universal, and Netflix [1] - The deals are still in progress and may not close or may not close with those terms [4] ESPN Deal - MLB is nearing a finalized agreement with ESPN for a package of rights for $550 million [1] - ESPN's old set of MLB rights was worth the same amount of money, but these are different rights [2] - About $450 million is to license MLB TV for streaming out of market games [2] - The remainder of the ESPN deal would cover in-market games for five local teams and a new midweek package of national games [2] NBC Universal Deal - NBC Universal will acquire all Sunday night games and wildcard games for about $200 million per year for a three-year period [3] Netflix Deal - Netflix is set to secure the rights for the Home Run Derby for as much as about $50 million a year for three years [3]