http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/...l?ICID=HP_BN_1
NBC may be out for next TV deal
http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/...l?ICID=HP_BN_1
NBC may be out for next TV deal
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
AS far as Canadian rights go I hope it goes back to Cbc, Nothing against TSN, Goltv. or Sportsnet, But CBC can delivery to more households than the 3 specialty networks.
^^Given how they've practically lost major NHL rights to Rogers, that might make sense.
TORONTO FC, 2017 MLS CHAMPIONS!!! (Still the greatest in league history!)
I sure hope the deal is worth a significant amount of money. That will mean a significant raise to the Salary Cap for 2015.
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/D...Media/MLS.aspx
Sources: New MLS TV Deal With Fox/ESPN Could Be Worth $70M Annually
huge, compared to previous deals (at 10mil per year with NBC IIRC). But that still only ends up about 3 mil per team, that is if the team gets all the TV deal money, which it won't. League will take a huge chunk. add in local TV deals though, I think the salary cap is going to go up significantly
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
I get the feeling that the length of the TV deal will be dependent on how long a collective agreement MLS can negotiate with the player's union. My hope is for at least a $4.5million (preferably $5m) cap with a base salary increase to $60k. Then have a 5% increase in the cap (and salaries) each year of the agreement. That would be comfortable enough for the low-end players to live on and attract more talent and bring us in line with current Championship-Level team salaries by the end of the deal.
def need a respectable minimum wage at least 60k. help canadian kids continue in soccer seeing even at entry level in mls you can make decent money.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/sp...-channels.html
New deal is reportedly worth 70M annually, double the current deal. Here's hoping that the league can up the cap amount by a solid amount so not only will current players get a higher minimum wage but even more players can be brought in. Say a Cap limit of 4M with 3+1youth DP would be an excellent start .
Nice to see the value increased but recognize that the new deal is rumoured to include USMNT games, including the WC qualifiers.
Soccer United Marketing (SUM) in action here. A very valuable asset for investors in this league.
It may not have any impact on team budgets but certainly will provide nice dividends for the franchise operators.