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<p>MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM) is a <a href="/facts/Limited_partnership/fabD8keq">limited partnership</a> of the club owners of <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) based in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a> and is the Internet and interactive branch of the league. </p><p>Robert Bowman, former president and <a href="/facts/Chief_executive_officer/mg4A8y5M">CEO</a> of MLBAM, indicated in May 2012 that MLBAM generates around $620 million a year in revenue. <i><a href="/facts/Forbes/lyULpGhW">Forbes</a></i> went as far as calling the company "the Biggest Media Company You've Never Heard Of". </p><p>The company operates the official web site for the league and the thirty Major League Baseball club web sites via <a href="/facts/MLB.com/MSWFtEof">MLB.com</a>, which draws four million hits per day. The site offers news, standings, statistics, and schedules, while subscribers have access to live audio and video broadcasts of most games. The company also employs reporters, with one assigned to each team for the season and others serving more general beats. MLB Advanced Media also owns and operates BaseballChannel.tv and <a href="/facts/MLB_Radio/GUXe3DDA">MLB Radio</a>. </p><p>MLBAM also runs and/or owns the official web sites of the <a href="/facts/National_Hockey_League/sLo4QAS8">National Hockey League</a> and <a href="/facts/Minor_League_Baseball/7vFxYneR">Minor League Baseball</a>, <a href="/facts/YES_Network/P7kItJcy">YES Network</a> (the television broadcaster of the <a href="/facts/New_York_Yankees/FFNE7F0J">New York Yankees</a>), <a href="/facts/SportsNet_New_York/T2sFAkjA">SportsNet New York</a> (the television broadcaster of the <a href="/facts/New_York_Mets/hYIMH7kG">New York Mets</a>). It has also provided the backend infrastructure for <a href="/facts/WWE_Network/ho83uTlX">WWE Network</a>, <a href="/facts/WatchESPN/2mXCdwws">WatchESPN</a>, <a href="/facts/ESPN3/kCUElC7V">ESPN3</a>, <a href="/facts/HBO_Now/hc5IFGfq">HBO Now</a>, and <a href="/facts/PGA_Tour/cI3elDvu">PGA Tour</a> Live. </p>