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EXCLUSIVE: It seems strangely logical that the highest-priced sports team in
the world is about to score the richest TV deal ever in pro sports history.
Insiders tell me that Fox Sports is close to clinching the exclusive TV rights
for the Los Angeles Dodgers by paying between $6 billion and $7 billion over
25 years to put the team on its regional sports network in Southern California
and of course its national Fox Broadcasting Company. Fox already shows the
games on its Prime Ticket local cable channel but also has Fox Sports West
here.
The previous agreement expires at the end of next season, and saw Fox Sports
paying only about $40 million per season for the Dodgers TV rights. There was
speculation the final price would just go north of $150 million per season.
This new deal soars to $280 million per season (the average for the life of
the contract). The huge outlay by News Corp demonstrates the increasing value
of sports to its bottom line, while the huge payday for Guggenheim offsets
the record-setting $2.15 billion price paid for the Dodgers.
道奇即將和FOX簽下25年6B~7B的超級肥約 平均每年轉播收益高達280M
這將是職業運動史上最肥的轉播合約
而明年到期的舊合約一年的收益只不過是40M
40M => 280M 難怪可以無視任何薪資上限