Comments on: MLB Advanced Media nears $400 million in annual revenue

By: Jak

Jak — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:30:01 +0000

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By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:55:22 +0000

Eric can’t use Baseball’s video because it belongs to Baseball.

Baseball can’t use Eric’s lawnmower because it belongs to Eric.

This is not Monopoly.

This is Ownership.

By: Joel Price

Joel Price — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:14:46 +0000

Eric, Are you saying any event that goes on in a stadium should be free game? What about a rock concert in the same stadium?

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:19:36 +0000

Joel,

My point was that MLB, whose stadiums are financed with public tax dollars and has been given a legal monopoly by our elected government, has banned other media outlets from using its content online.

I cannot put video highlights on my local news site because of their rules. How can I or anyone else compete with that.

The NFL is now doing the same thing with their draconian restrictions of video content online.

By: Joel Price

Joel Price — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:52:35 +0000

Ironically, the MLBAM model is much like NFL’s historic 1961 pact to distribute national TV revenue. Today the NFL is debating if they should bring all club sites in-house much like MLB.com. Look for the NFL to follow the MLB model that originated with eh NFL.

#2 I don’t understand your monopoly on content argument? Why don’t you go start your own baseball league and sell advertisement around it? No one is stopping you from that.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:59:38 +0000

Now that was weird. I’m the poster of the second comment. I have no idea how that happened.

When I clicked in to this post again “thedetroitchannel” defaulted in the name field. Normally it shows my name and I didn’t bother to check before posting.

Sorry about that.

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:48:12 +0000

that may be true, but could you please not use my id?

i have a monopoly on it.

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:44:48 +0000

It’s always easier when you have a monopoly on content. BAM gets to use media that every other online operation is barred from using.

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:27:34 +0000

that is a great question that should be asked time and again…although “investing” doesn’t only mean $$$, ya’know?

it would be great to see stations “invest” a bit of time on the non-peak hours and even (god forbid) the weekends to keep their content fresh.

weather from saturday when it’s afternoon on sunday?

but a few more dollars kicked to the online side wouldn’t hurt either.