Fine-Tuning Sports Broadcasting Valuations
The prices paid by TV and cable networks for the right to broadcast live sports have skyrocketed, prompting talk of a bubble.
Dan Weil
December 17, 2025
Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a sacrifice bunt against Grant Balfour of the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning during the continuation of game five of the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. The game was resumed in the sixth inning today after being suspended due to heavy rain on Oct. 27. Photographer: Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg News
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