Ted Leonsis, whose Monumental Sports owns the Wizards, Capitals and Mystics, is among the would-be buyers granted access to the Nationals’ financial data.
“Fundamentally, we believe in the value of our live local rights,” Zach Leonsis said. “A lot has been made of the [regional sports network] ecosystem, but we are strong believers that the value of the rights continues to increase. It’s strategic to own our own destiny as we seek to innovate.”, was interested in exploring direct-to-consumer streaming options for Wizards and Capitals games that could give fans without a cable subscription access to them.
The deal with Comcast is expected to close in roughly 30 days. Comcast will remain a strategic partner, helping with distribution of the network for at least the next year. How Monumental’s media pursuits dovetail with Ted Leonsis’s interest in the Nationals remains to be seen. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network owns the television broadcast rights for the Baltimore Orioles and Nationals. The network has beenbetween the franchises, leading to a decades-long legal dispute about rights fees.
NBC Sports Washington has always had programming gaps during the summer months without live basketball and hockey, and there has been interest from fans and media executives in getting the Wizards, Capitals, Nationals and Orioles on the same network. Roughly a decade ago, Comcast had discussions with the Orioles and Nationals about buying MASN, but a deal was never completed.
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