Online retail giant Amazon is among the first round of bidders for the 22 regional sports TV networks – including the New York-based YES Network – that Disney acquired from 21st Century Fox. CNBC was unable to learn the amounts of the bids. The bidding process will begin in earnest next week, with a final decision expected by early summer. The sports networks are being divested by Disney after a judge ruled they must be sold before it can acquire Fox's TV and film assets. The local networks show Major League Baseball, NBA basketball and Major League Soccer.
Online retail giant Amazon is among the first round of bidders for the 22 regional sports TV networks – including the New York-based YES Network – that Disney acquired from 21st Century Fox. The bidding process will begin in earnest next week, with a final decision expected by early summer. The sports networks are being divested by Disney after a judge ruled they must be sold before it can acquire Fox's TV and film assets. The local networks show Major League Baseball, NBA basketball and Major League Soccer.