$189 for 6 months. $94.50 for 12 months.Originally Posted by RedRow
$189 for 6 months. $94.50 for 12 months.
There it is — MLB will produce Reds games in 2025: https://x.com/EvanDrellich/status/18...992539/photo/1
"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
Just to make sure, this means if I get mlb.tv, ill actually be able to watch reds games now?
Correct. No more blackouts.
"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
Werent blackouts enforced by MLB?
https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinn...-2025/62909232
MLB to produce Reds games and eliminate blackouts
Yes, but that was due to the local broadcast agreements. No more agreement means no more blackouts.
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goldglover9 (11-14-2024),JCM11 (11-14-2024)
We've waited years for this. Finally!
Hopefully reds.tv will be up and running soon. And all they need to do is tell me when and where to send my $100(ish) for the season subscription.
Last edited by Cyclone792; 11-14-2024 at 03:27 PM.
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Chip R (11-14-2024)
From Lance McAlister
Breaking: MLB will produce and distribute Cincinnati Reds games for TV.
Per MLB:
MLB will produce and distribute local games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 2025 season. The new arrangement will give more Reds fans in the Club’s home television territory the opportunity to watch games on television or to stream digitally with no blackouts for locally distributed games.
The Reds had an average reach of 1.1 million households on its RSN during the 2024 season. With MLB’s direct-to-consumer streaming option, Cincinnati’s games will be able to reach approximately 13.5 million homes across seven states in their region.
Last month, MLB announced it would produce and distribute local games in 2025 for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesota Twins in similar fashion to how the league serviced the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, and San Diego Padres during the 2024 season. Last season, MLB negotiated cable and satellite distribution agreements and made direct-to-consumer streaming options available at Dbacks.TV, Padres.TV, and Rockies.TV.
“Major League Baseball is proud to serve fans of the historic Cincinnati Reds franchise by expanding the reach of their games and removing blackouts for fans in its expansive territory,” said Noah Garden, MLB Deputy Commissioner, Business and Media. “Reds fans will enjoy high-quality production, improved picture quality and greater access to the game and their favorite team’s players.”
"Partnering with Major League Baseball ensures a bright future for our televised game coverage," said Phil Castellini, Reds President and CEO. "This collaboration provides fans with unprecedented access to Reds games, including direct-to-consumer streaming with no blackouts, while maintaining traditional cable and satellite TV options. And, having MLB’s production expertise and resources behind every Reds game broadcast ensures our fans will have a quality viewing experience.”
Local games produced by MLB last year included special features normally associated with nationally televised games including Ump Cam, live look-ins to the MLB Replay Operations Center, Wire Cam, on-field locations for pregame and postgame, new RF camera with a shallow depth-of-field look, and increased access like in-game interviews with players.
Since 2009, Major League Baseball has owned and operated MLB Network, which has produced live games for 16 seasons, been critically praised for its content, and won 42 National Sports Emmy Awards across 13 different categories. Major League Baseball was the first professional sports league to live-stream a regular season game on August 26, 2002. In 2024, baseball fans streamed 14.5 billion minutes of live baseball games and content on MLB.TV, a record for the service.
More information about where and how fans can watch will be available closer to the 2025 season.
goreds2 (11-15-2024)
So, I'm probably the naive guy in the room as far as how this works. I've never had mlb.tv because the Reds were always blacked out. In the past, I watched the Reds through Cable. Last year I switched to Streaming my TV through Fubo and watched the Reds on the same channel as always simply without a cable box.
When they say this will be available on Traditional Cable or Satellite TV options what does that mean? I have Fubo solely to watch the Reds and would love to get rid of it. Does that mean I just need to subscribe to mlb.tv directly through the mlb website? Is there a team specific package where I can just subscribe to the Reds (for a lower cost) or would I need to buy the full MLB.TV package that would give me all the games that aren't blacked out? I live in Southern Indiana, so not only am I in the Reds area but also the Cubs, White Sox and the Cardinals. Does that mean the games will still be blacked out when the Reds play those teams? If so, will that be true whether it's streaming from MLB.TV or on the Cable or Satellite networks?
Last edited by mth123; 11-14-2024 at 04:03 PM.
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Chip R (11-14-2024)
Good questions. I assume you will have to get the Extra Innings package where before you could see all teams except for the Reds and now it looks like you can see everyone including the Reds. From what the statement said, there will be no blackouts. That is my understanding but I could be wrong.
That's what I'm hoping for, but I wonder, if it's the standard MLB package, if I'd still get blacked out when the Reds play the Cubs, Cardinals and White Sox since those teams also have a right to black out games where I live. If that knocks out 35 to 40 games per year, that changes the math for me. I assume whether I get extra innings through cable, satellite or directly through MLB's website, the answer, whatever it is, would still be the same.
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Chip R (11-14-2024)
I wonder what this means to us fossils still on Spectrum cable?
The rose goes in the front, big guy.
It will be $200 if you want Reds + all of Mlb
If you are good with just the Reds I think it will be like $100.
What would you say.....ya do here?
All of MLB would be nice, but I honestly wouldn't have the time for it outside of Reds games so it'd probably be a waste. As of now my plan would be to buy the Reds + MLB Network + At Bat, which also included Big Inning. They just launched that option this past summer at $7/month. I tested it out in September and it was fun watching them bounce around different games during the pennant chase. I cancelled it for the offseason but will probably pick it up again in April.
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