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The Baseball Network
Logo: Major League Baseball, ABC Sports and NBC Sports, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American short-lived television broadcasting joint venture
The Baseball Network was an American television broadcasting joint venture between ABC, NBC and Major League Baseball (MLB). Under the arrangement, beginning in the 1994 season, MLB produced its own broadcasts in-house which were then brokered to air on ABC and NBC. The Baseball Network was the first television network in the United States to be owned by a professional sports league.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Legal formjoint venture1
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The Baseball Network was an American television broadcasting joint venture between ABC, NBC and Major League Baseball (MLB). Under the arrangement, beginning in the 1994 season, MLB produced its own broadcasts in-house which were then brokered to air on ABC and NBC. The Baseball Network was the first television network in the United States to be owned by a professional sports league.2
Timeline
- 1994Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaThe Baseball Network
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- WikidataQ7715735
Sources
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- 1WikidataThe Baseball Network on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaThe Baseball Network on Wikipedia
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