Cubs Sale Is Done

[Butcher]

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The Cubs make, on average, more than $2 million for each of their 81 regular-season home games. Here’s a breakdown of the estimated income per game:

Tickets $1.8 million
Broadcast rights $275,000
Luxury boxes $120,000
Concessions $185,000
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What are the average broadcast rights for other teams? I have no idea what to compare it to, but with a broad fanbase, it seems like the Cubs could do better.
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Not sure, but in the article it mentions we only earn $200k from WGN per game, while CSN pays us $350k. I think we can up our broadcast revenue by at least 25% by ditching the superstation.
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I wonder how much the Yankees make off the YES network and the Red Sox from NESN. The Cubs need to get in on some similar action...