Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), the technology arm of the national pastime that provides teams with streaming of games, is sounding out potential strategic and financial partners about spinning off its non-baseball content into a separate service, according to MLBAM CEO Bob Bowman. The aim would be to create a sports streaming service that would enter the market for providing over-the-top sports to subscribers, making it a potential competitor to Disney’s (DIS – Get Report) ESPN.
Source: Major League Baseball Wants to Build a New Streaming Sports Service – TheStreet