MLB opted out of the contract that was set to run through 2028. The full partnership, which includes ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball and its wild-card round playoff coverage, will continue this season.

Since the opt-out, NBC, Apple and Fox have been linked to parts or all of ESPN’s current package. MLB commissioner Rob ...

As had been widely expected, ESPN has officially decided to opt out of its Major League Baseball rights deal after the 2025 season. The post appeared first on TV News Check.

The night also will see the debut of the Utah Hockey Club, which will play its first game at Delta Center in Salt Lake City against the Chicago Blackhawks (10 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+).

ESPN's family of networks has broadcast the primetime Sunday Night Baseball since 1990. Manfred cited 2024's improved Sunday Night Baseball ratings, up 6% from the prior year he said, as reason ...

ESPN has carried MLB games since 1990, but the network cut back its coverage in the current contract to 30 regular-season games — mostly on Sunday night — and the Wild Card postseason series.

The National Hockey League opened play in October and its playoffs run into June. ESPN and TNT/MAX will share the national TV package for the fourth season in a row. Sirius XM Radio will provide ...

ESPN has carried MLB games since 1990, but the network cut back its coverage in the current contract to 30 regular-season games — mostly on Sunday night — and the Wild Card postseason series.