My Global Hustle

The cable companies, the TV networks and incoming team owners alike are taking some risk with the new TV economics of baseball. That’s why most of the regional sports networks have been structured with an equity component—they’re sharing the risk.

There is one group, however, that gets a sure thing from the local broadcasting windfall: star players.The cable companies, the TV networks and incoming team owners alike are taking some risk with the new TV economics of baseball. That’s why most of the regional sports networks have been structured with an equity component—they’re sharing the risk.

There is one group, however, that gets a sure thing from the local broadcasting windfall: star players.