A 2013 deal between the team and Time Warner Cable guaranteed the Dodgers $8.35bn over 25 years. The pact founded a network, SportsNet LA, that would carry the team’s games. But the hefty price tag led to a problem for non-Time Warner customers: The company has required that other providers, such as DirecTV, pay a premium – more than $4 per subscriber – for the network. Most of those carriers have declined to pay, keeping the Dodgers off the air in the majority of homes.
Source: How TV rights have made the LA Dodgers the greatest team never seen | Sport | The Guardian