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Consider that Fox still gets the money from TV revenue.
With the Dodgers being in the largest market outside of New York, what are the chances they create a regional sports network like YES, NESN, and SportsNet New York?
-- Eddie Y., Cerritos, Calif.
Anything is possible, but it doesn't appear that will happen anytime soon. The Dodgers' current television deals with Fox Sports and KCAL run through 2013. Remember, when the McCourts bought the club in 2004, they bought it from Fox's parent News Corp. The only reason News Corp. bought the club from the O'Malley family was for the programming. So, even though they sold the team, News Corp. still valued the programming and insisted on a long-term TV rights deal. Without that, the team wouldn't have been sold to the McCourts for the $430 million sales price.
That's approximately $15-20 million of revenue that he doesn't get, which would double his revenue.
He gets the rights to the TV in 4 years, so if he doesn't start spending more $ then (if he still owns the team) then it's more fair to get upset.
And come on IYN, mad because we have ads in the stadium? Every team has ads everywhere.
As for Moreno, he's from the U of A, what more could you expect than him being one of the best owners in the sport. Comparing him to other non Cats issimply unfair.