But it allows him to keep the service going while he continues negotiating a deal to acquire it.
The deal to acquire Lotus has many analysts thinking so, but the company says no.
Remarkably, Ebersol has apparently made a deal to acquire a chunk of baseball's rights through the year 2000.
The deal to acquire the institute closed in December 2011.
It was the second time in recent weeks the Rangers have made a deal to acquire size and a combative edge.
A deal to acquire a circus tent fell through at the last moment.
Gray exercised a purchase option that was part of the deal to acquire the station outright on May 11, 2012.
The company is expected to close a deal to acquire the building products division of the Bird Corporation later this month.
Later last year, a deal to acquire seven television stations for $1.8 billion collapsed amid criticism that the company would be paying too much.
They could make a deal to acquire another player, pick up somebody dropped by another team in this last week of spring training.