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Major League Baseball (TM), or MLB (TM), formed with the merger of the National League and the American League in 1903, oversees 30 professional baseball franchises in 28 cities across the United States. The league sets game rules, oversees franchise ownership, sells broadcasting rights, and collects and distributes broadcasting and merchandise licensing fees. MLB Advanced Media LP, launched in 2000, is MLB's online and interactive media unit. It operates the company's website. The online resource, which posts news, standings, another information, is accessed by 4 million people per day. Audio and video game broadcasts also are distributed to online subscribers. The Major League Baseball Productions (MLB Productions) business produces original programs, DVDs, and other content for consumers worldwide. The company's archive includes 100,000 hours of material, with footage dating back 100 years. MLB International (MLBI), established in 2004, handles game development, broadcasting, special event, sponsorship, and licensing operations worldwide. It maintains offices in the United States, Japan, United Kingdom, and Australia. MLB is based in New York.
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