Major League Baseball, after resolving a labor dispute with players to save the 2022 season and making a splashy deal to stream games on Apple TV+, is on the verge of making more streaming inroads.The league and NBCUniversal are close to finalizing a deal that would see a slate of 18 games stream on Peacock, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
A formal announcement could come early next week.The Wall Street Journal reported on the pact today, following a New York Post report last month.
The WSJ pegged the valuation at $30 million.Reps from NBC Sports and MLB did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment.While the price tag is not cosmic, the agreement is the latest sign that sports is continuing to migrate in earnest away from linear TV and toward streaming.
MLB and Apple just announced a package of Friday games will stream on Apple TV+. Amazon also streamed 21 New York Yankees games in the New York market last season in a deal with the YES Network.
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