ESPN cuts soccer deal on the cheap.(ESPN, ABC contract with Major League Soccer)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, January, 2002 by Reynolds, Mike
Finally, a TV sports deal that shouldn't draw the ire of cable operators: ESPN and ABC Sports last week reached a five-year deal with Major League Soccer to provide coverage of the men's pro soccer league, as well as the next three World Cup competitions -- without The Walt Disney Co.-owned networks paying a rights fee.
The agreement was actually struck by the networks and a new company formed by MLS investors, led by Qwest Communications International Inc. founder Phil Anschutz. It will manage sales, service and broadcast production for the World Cup properties, as well as handle the men's pro soccer league's telecasts and sponsorship rights through 2006. Under terms of the pact, announced on a Jan. 2 conference call, the yet-to-be-named MLS...
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