The Yankees' 12-year, $485 million cable deal didn't kick in until last year.

So it does not matter in those areas if the network has a cable deal.

Not everyone, though, is impressed by the fine print in the cable deals.

But these people cautioned that any cable deal would probably take a few more months to complete.

"We could probably extend that to 85 percent by making cable deals," he said.

If he bought a chunk of the team, it would come with a continued cable deal.

Teams will continue to have the right to negotiate their own local cable deals.

The problems are with the cable deal, which is being extended to the year 2031.

They also said that the cable deal could not be completed unless it received the tax break.

The role of Microsoft in the cable deals may need further study.