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Catcher A.J. Ellis is surrounded by Dodger teammates after hitting a home run in October.

An agreement this week by News Corp. to acquire 49% of YES, a regional sports network that broadcasts games of the New York Yankees, included a 30-year extension of the Yankees TV rights. YES agreed to pay substantially higher rates for the rights to the Yankees games. The deal could improve the Dodgers' leverage in negotiating a pricey new TV rights deal with competitors Fox or Time Warner Cable.
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( Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / October 2, 2012 )

An agreement this week by News Corp. to acquire 49% of YES, a regional sports network that broadcasts games of the New York Yankees, included a 30-year extension of the Yankees TV rights. YES agreed to pay substantially higher rates for the rights to the Yankees games. The deal could improve the Dodgers' leverage in negotiating a pricey new TV rights deal with competitors Fox or Time Warner Cable.

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