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wouldn't it be more: Like NBC owning a team?

by thisone 12y ago

coralreef 12y ago
Thats true. What came to my mind was the NBA actually did own one of its teams for a while in a bailout, I think it was Charlotte.
sachinag 12y ago
Fox used to own the Dodgers. Disney used to own the Angels and the Ducks. Liberty Media still owns the Braves (I think). MSG owns the Knicks and Rangers. And a bunch of other teams own their networks - the Red Sox own NESN, the Yankees own a large part of YES. Fox owns half of the Big Ten Network. ESPN owns a large part of the Longhorn Network and the SEC Network. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say that there's a ton of precedent.
- hkmurakami 12y ago
  Turner Network used to own the Braves iirc?
- thisone 12y ago
  not quibbling about precedent or anything along those lines. I'm just interested in the correctness of the metaphor.
ilyanep 12y ago
Yeah, this is more apt, since Twitch doesn't directly run any major tournaments that I know of (although they do often sponsor some).
diziet 12y ago
In e-sports land, KeSPA owned Team 8 (now Jin Air Green Wings) for a year or so until they found a sponsor. MBCGame owned MBCGame HERO for a while.
LiroXIV 12y ago
Come to Canada, this is very much a norm: Multiple sports teams are owned by Rogers, Bell (the two big media/telecommunications firms), or a combination of both. And guess which companies own the two major television sports network chains in Canada? Surprise surprise. The Toronto Maple Leafs are owned by MLSE: Rogers and Bell own a joint majority stake in MLSE, and split regional broadcast rights to their games. Additionally, Rogers is the sole national rightsholder of the NHL in Canada as of this season. Hello, Monopoly. Rogers itself also owns the Toronto Blue Jays AND the national rights to MLB games in Canada. Bell owns a stake in the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL too, but only its French-language sports network (which, for the longest time, was the only channel of its kind in Canada) airs its regional games. Rogers owns the English-language regional television rights to most Canadian NHL teams.

wouldn't it be more: Like NBC owning a team?

by thisone 12y ago

wouldn't it be more: Like NBC owning a team?

Thats true. What came to my mind was the NBA actually did own one of its teams for a while in a bailout, I think it was Charlotte.

sachinag 12y ago

Fox used to own the Dodgers. Disney used to own the Angels and the Ducks. Liberty Media still owns the Braves (I think). MSG owns the Knicks and Rangers. And a bunch of other teams own their networks - the Red Sox own NESN, the Yankees own a large part of YES. Fox owns half of the Big Ten Network. ESPN owns a large part of the Longhorn Network and the SEC Network. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say that there's a ton of precedent.

hkmurakami 12y ago
Turner Network used to own the Braves iirc?
thisone 12y ago
not quibbling about precedent or anything along those lines. I'm just interested in the correctness of the metaphor.

ilyanep 12y ago

Yeah, this is more apt, since Twitch doesn't directly run any major tournaments that I know of (although they do often sponsor some).

diziet 12y ago

In e-sports land, KeSPA owned Team 8 (now Jin Air Green Wings) for a year or so until they found a sponsor. MBCGame owned MBCGame HERO for a while.

LiroXIV 12y ago

Come to Canada, this is very much a norm: Multiple sports teams are owned by Rogers, Bell (the two big media/telecommunications firms), or a combination of both. And guess which companies own the two major television sports network chains in Canada? Surprise surprise. The Toronto Maple Leafs are owned by MLSE: Rogers and Bell own a joint majority stake in MLSE, and split regional broadcast rights to their games. Additionally, Rogers is the sole national rightsholder of the NHL in Canada as of this season. Hello, Monopoly. Rogers itself also owns the Toronto Blue Jays AND the national rights to MLB games in Canada. Bell owns a stake in the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL too, but only its French-language sports network (which, for the longest time, was the only channel of its kind in Canada) airs its regional games. Rogers owns the English-language regional television rights to most Canadian NHL teams.