The Orioles’ sale could be an ‘opportunity’ for change to the MASN agreement. What might that look like?
The Orioles and Washington Nationals have feuded for nearly two decades over the 2005 television rights agreement that created the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and, according to language in the agreement itself, it is designed to continue indefinitely. Even in the event of a sale — which the Orioles are in the midst of — parties are “unconditionally bound” to the deal, it states.