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MP & Silva ends CPBL distribution contract

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MP & Silva ends CPBL distribution contract
On 2014-7-20 The China Post wrote:
MP & Silva abruptly terminated a contract to distribute Taiwan's professional baseball games in the local media, citing a breach of contract by the league.


[Full Article: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/07/20/412795/MP-and.htm]
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Re: MP & Silva ends CPBL distribution contract
[ Author: NelsonChung | Posted: Jul 24, 2014 1:27 AM | NIP Fan ]

What idiocy. This league is so dysfunctional.
Re: MP & Silva ends CPBL distribution contract
[ Author: NelsonChung | Posted: Jul 24, 2014 2:26 PM | NIP Fan ]

The CPBL must be very difficult to deal with. VL channel couldn't deal with them, MP & Silva couldn't deal with them. I read on Yahoo! Sports Taiwan that Fox is being considered.
Re: MP & Silva ends CPBL distribution contract
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Jul 24, 2014 4:01 PM | YBS Fan ]

Well, I recall you calling this one, Chung-san. At least, I recall you saying that it'd be the fans who would lose in this deal, and that's looking more likely.

The league's dysfunctionality may actually be a blessing. Broadcasters are going to continue broadcasting so long as they're getting the feed, and it doesn't appear that anybody in the league knows how to stop the feed.

Three cheers for disfunctionality! Hurah! Hurah!
Re: MP & Silva ends CPBL distribution contract
[ Author: NelsonChung | Posted: Jul 31, 2014 10:01 PM | NIP Fan ]

I'm not an expert on sports marketing and distribution rights, so perhaps you can fill me in.

The CPBL's move in ditching VL Sports and choosing the less-accessibile MOD. What was the logic behind that? I simply don't get it. It seems like you'd want games in as many TVs as possible. Did MP & Silva have anything to do with that decision?
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