Real Goes for the Homerun

November 18th, 2008
After signing an agreement this past January with the NBA to provide exclusive sports coverage, Real Networks today announced that it has now inked a three-year deal with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball (MLB).

The agreement, makes RealNetworks the exclusive platform for a broad range of MLBAM's online services, including live audio webcasts of all MLB games and a customizable video highlight service.

Audio webcasts for all regular season MLB games will be available by subscription only through MLB.com and Real.com. The audio webcasts will be enhanced with MLBAM's synchronized game statistics and pitch-by-pitch animation.

In addition, RealNetworks and MLBAM plan to offer subscribers the ability to search for and create customizable video highlights of daily game coverage.