This article points out that it’s not just some Major League Baseball teams that don’t make money but television carriers losing money too.
With declining ratings the TV money has got to be declining.
I think player salaries are probably as high as they’ve ever been. Some big stars making the tens of millions a year. I have not kept up with the latest but I recall hearing a few years ago the average player made 4 million a year.
They can only raise ticket prices so much to cover all of these expenses. And the TV money has got to be declining if ratings decline.
With the TV situation and with the internet I wonder if that has changed how people watch games?
For example, how many Baseball fans sit down and watch an entire game on TV, versus how many go on the internet , to see the highlights of games, but don’t watch the entire game anymore. If too many people are doing that, that right there is going to kill the value of broadcasting rights for the games.