caulfield12 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) negotiations in NY, but hears cricket back in return. Yet another Sox-related humiliation. https://soxmachine.com/2025/04/spare-parts-without-comcast-deal-chsn-seeks-support-elsewhere “The lack of (Sox) on-field success could also hamper attempts to pressure Comcast from other directions. The Federal Communications Commission was at least peripherally involved in the discussion between the Yankees and Comcast, as the YES Network was nearly dropped from the basic tier before reaching an agreement at the end of March.” “In a surprise development on March 31st, YES Network and Comcast on Monday night reached a new carriage agreement, coming to terms on a deal just hours before the regional sports network was set to go dark in Xfinity households across northern New Jersey, the lower Hudson Valley and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. An informal extension in the YES-Comcast carriage feud was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. ET, which would have led to the RSN being yanked in short order. As YES CEO Jon Litner informed viewers of Sunday’s Brewers-Yankees game, Comcast had informed network brass that “they will drop the YES Network from their programming lineup Monday night at midnight.” The last-minute deal was announced in a joint statement issued late Monday night.” https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2025/comcast-yes-network-new-tv-deal-1234845679/ Edited April 26 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 (edited) This is a direct Josh Nelson-generated post in the messages thread responding to the Jim Margalus’ main headline story... "There's a service called Sensor Tower - they track how many downloads a particular app has in either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Here's an example using Instagram data: https://app.sensortower.com/overview/389801252?country=US Looking up CHSN, and boy it's not good. iOS downloads (Apple devices): 10K downloads worldwide last month. Estimated monthly revenue: $60,000 Google Play downloads (Android devices): 5K downloads world wide last month. Estimated monthly revenue: $10,000 If this data tells the entire story, the fact CHSN made only $70,000 from mobile subscriptions with the Bulls' postseason run, Blackhawks wrapping up the season, and White Sox spring training, that should be a MASSIVE concern for all three sports franchises. In 2022, the White Sox received $60 million according to MLB Trade Rumors. I'd be surprised with the current arrangement that the White Sox receive $6 million (1/10th) in 2025 (note: doesn't include advertising projections). There has to be someone screaming within Business Ops "FIRE!" about the potential revenue shortfall." Edited April 26 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 (edited) "I've been doing some digging on the Padres local TV deal and it isn't pretty. MLB will control the broadcast rights for 6 teams in 2025, including the Padres (Twins Guardians Brewers Rockies and DBacks). Last year, the Padres received just $15 million from MLB for those rights. I don't know who gets the advertising revenue, but I suspect that MLB does. I've also been unable to find out if any of that revenue gets split with the Padres. In addition, there were 40,000ish subscribers to MLB's streaming service, but I suspect that number includes season ticket holders who get it for free, T-Mobile gift packages, etc. Still, assuming the most optimistic numbers, that is probably worth about $6 million (probably less) of which the Padres will probably get some percentage. After all my digging, my most optimistic estimate is that we brought in $30 million in TV revenue last season unless I'm missing a major source of TV/Streaming revenue. The number will be similar for 2025 by all accounts." https://www.facebook.com/groups/domgfanclub/posts/2970413329801883/ Edited April 26 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Things are looking grim, JR. Probably easier to just sell the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Hi yes, lip posted this a week ago hey would you look at the last comment on the thread 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kyyle23 said: Hi yes, lip posted this a week ago hey would you look at the last comment on the thread Then why is SoxMachine/Margalus running it like it’s headline news now? Tbh my iPad hasn’t been working well with the VPN, so it’s not like I can read every single story posted. And playing politics is slightly underselling things when it’s the head of the FCC and the Josh Nelson subscriber speculation about CHSN or ratings/share is something nobody’s been able to approximate just yet. If it’s anything close to the alarming rate of decrease experienced by the Bulls or Blackhawks, they will attempt to suppress it for as long as possible. It would help explain the #29 payroll and lack of FA spending, for one thing. It might be embarrassing to Boyer, but it would still be better to directly and honestly explain these issues instead of it seeming like there’s no strategic plan in place and they’re just flying by the seat of their pants. Edited April 26 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 36 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Then why is SoxMachine/Margalus running it like it’s headline news now? Tbh my iPad hasn’t been working well with the VPN, so it’s not like I can read every single story posted. And playing politics is slightly underselling things when it’s the head of the FCC and the Josh Nelson subscriber speculation about CHSN or ratings/share is something nobody’s been able to approximate just yet. If it’s anything close to the alarming rate of decrease experienced by the Bulls or Blackhawks, they will attempt to suppress it for as long as possible. It would help explain the #29 payroll and lack of FA spending, for one thing. It might be embarrassing to Boyer, but it would still be better to directly and honestly explain these issues instead of it seeming like there’s no strategic plan in place and they’re just flying by the seat of their pants. Because they did a comprehensive piece on the entire story, and it takes time to write a large article unless you are just using AI. Look at the dates on all of the links they sourced. I mean, they even included the tweeted photo of Jerry with the FCC chairman which we all saw two weeks ago. Edited April 26 by WhiteSox2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 52 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Then why is SoxMachine/Margalus running it like it’s headline news now? Tbh my iPad hasn’t been working well with the VPN, so it’s not like I can read every single story posted. And playing politics is slightly underselling things when it’s the head of the FCC and the Josh Nelson subscriber speculation about CHSN or ratings/share is something nobody’s been able to approximate just yet. If it’s anything close to the alarming rate of decrease experienced by the Bulls or Blackhawks, they will attempt to suppress it for as long as possible. It would help explain the #29 payroll and lack of FA spending, for one thing. It might be embarrassing to Boyer, but it would still be better to directly and honestly explain these issues instead of it seeming like there’s no strategic plan in place and they’re just flying by the seat of their pants. I mean, you commented on the last thread about this exact thing. The last comment. It was you. So, you read it. Just…..bump the thread next time. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 On 4/26/2025 at 10:21 PM, Kyyle23 said: I mean, you commented on the last thread about this exact thing. The last comment. It was you. So, you read it. Just…..bump the thread next time. As long as you maintain that exact same standard for all posters that they assiduously read every single post in a thread as well as the original one/article before commenting...sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: As long as you maintain that exact same standard for all posters that they assiduously read every single post in a thread as well as the original one/article before commenting...sure. No don’t get it twisted, I am not saying you can’t comment on the same thing in different places. I’m saying that you created the exact same thread about the exact same thing a week apart, and you actually were a participant in the prior thread which meant that you knew. did I delete it? No. I gave you s%*# about it, and left it. So you can complain about it, in all of the different threads about it. See? That’s fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: No don’t get it twisted, I am not saying you can’t comment on the same thing in different places. I’m saying that you created the exact same thread about the exact same thing a week apart, and you actually were a participant in the prior thread which meant that you knew. did I delete it? No. I gave you s%*# about it, and left it. So you can complain about it, in all of the different threads about it. See? That’s fun Except I didn't read the article from the original post because I jumped in to the thread at the end...then saw it posted two days ago at SoxMachine like it was completely new information. Kind of like someone coming into the NFL Draft thread without reading what happened in the first second and third rounds...oh the horror of that. Fine you ultimately got your likes and laughing face emojis from the same 2-3 people lol. Tray might argue you're angry. Edited April 27 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 15 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Except I didn't read the article from the original post because I jumped in to the thread at the end...then saw it posted two days ago at SoxMachine like it was completely new information. Kind of like someone coming into the NFL Draft thread without reading what happened in the first second and third rounds...oh the horror of that. Fine you ultimately got your likes and laughing face emojis from the same 2-3 people lol. Tray might argue you're angry. I don’t check emojis. Do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 9 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: I don’t check emojis. Do you? There's about an 80-85% chance that one will be the infamous Bob Sacamano...but I didn't bother to check today. In fact, I've seen that same name on political posts around the net so I'm not surprised at all since we're on opposite sides of the political spectrum, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 22 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: There's about an 80-85% chance that one will be the infamous Bob Sacamano...but I didn't bother to check today. In fact, I've seen that same name on political posts around the net so I'm not surprised at all since we're on opposite sides of the political spectrum, too. It’s a character’s name from Seinfeld. Good chance the posters aren’t related at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 10 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said: It’s a character’s name from Seinfeld. Good chance the posters aren’t related at all. We'd have to ask Bob if he's a big fan of Balta posts then...that would be the test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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