We have a new chairman for Minor League Baseball’s Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO), as Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) owner Ken Babby takes the reins from Art Matin. (more…)
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TuneIn signs deal for live MiLB game broadcasts
TuneIn is announcing a multi-year agreement with Minor League Baseball’s Baseball Interactive Rights Company (BIRCO) to bring live, online radio broadcasts of MiLB games to sports fans everywhere. By offering free access to MiLB games on TuneIn Radio, sports fans will be able to hear live broadcasts on over 200 connected devices ranging from mobile […]
Strong start of 2013 season for MiLB.com
Strong start for MiLB.com in 2013: In the first two months of the season, the new MiLB mobile application and MiLB.com are generating record traffic numbers, highlighted by the mobile application’s sustained volume of more than one million page views per day. The app has generated more traffic every two weeks this year, 15MM page […]
Reid Ryan in line for Astros front office: report
We noted this in yesterday’s newsletter, and apparently now it’s close to official: Reid Ryan will be the next president of the Houston Astros, according to a report in MLB.com. The appointment will be announced at a news conference today. The team is on the hunt for a new president/CEO after George Postolos resigned on […]
MiLB national merchandising program generated $52M in 2011
Minor League Baseball last year generated $52.2 million in sales of licensed merchandise, the third largest since the national merchandising program began in 1991, representing a 2.2 percent increase compared to 2010. “Minor League Baseball merchandise continues to remain extremely popular with our millions of fans, thanks to the efforts of our clubs and licensees,” […]
Matin new BIRCO chairman
Art Matin, Chief Executive Officer of Mandalay Baseball Properties, is the new chairman of BIRCO’s 10-member Board of Directors. BIRCO manages the digital media rights of its member Minor League Baseball clubs and leagues. Matin, who had been the Double-A representative on the BIRCO Board since its founding two years ago, succeeds Frank Burke, who […]