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Found January 07, 2013 on Awful Announcing: Yardbarker Blogger Network
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers
Back in November, we brought you the news of the Los Angeles Dodgers and their potential $6 billion, 25 year TV deal with Fox. But here we are in 2013, and the deal has still not been finalized. As time continues to roll on, the Dodgers may be going in a different direction from Fox, and could actually ink a deal with Time Warner instead. Fox lost their exclusive negotiating rights with the Dodgers five weeks ago, and since then, Time Warner has stepped in to the discussions as well. The reason for the Dodgers opening up negotiations has to do with the versatility that Time Warner can provide the club. Guggenheim Partners, new principal owners of the team among others, also own Dick Clark Productions. A deal with Time Warner could also help that asset out with distribution, whereas a deal with Fox would only benefit the Dodgers. The proposed Fox deal is also interesting because of the way it was set up. Under MLB's revenue sharing agreement, 34% of a team's annual ...
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