NFL and ESPN Closing in on TV Deal (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Pasquino]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-ES...er-TV-deal.html

ESPN and the NFL are close to finalizing an agreement that would continue the run of “Monday Night Football” on the cable giant and more new media rights for a staggering figure of nearly $2 billion per year.

According to a report by John Ourand of Sports Business Daily, the sides have completed much of the major negotiations and the deal will be for nine or 10 years carrying to 2022 or 2023. ESPN will retain rights to televise the NFL draft and is negotiating for “TV everywhere” concepts which include broadcasting via broadband and mobile outlets.

The agreement could be finalized in the coming weeks and it comes as the owners continue to be locked in a stare down with players over the collective bargaining agreement. The NFL extended deals with Fox, NBC and CBS last year.

 

[Boston]

Would be interesting to know if they have already factored an 18 game schedule into this deal...

 

[Coin Flip]

I hope this deal allows ABC/ESPN (cause you know its ESPN for sports....connected) to get HD someday. Watching games on that channel is painful

 

[DepthCharts]

A deal without bids from other suitors? I thought all 5 packages were bid on in the past with the winner going to the highest bid. Thurs Night, Sunday Night, Monday Night, AFC Sunday's, NFC Sunday's. Has that changed or am I out of line? I understand that the draft would not be part of this "bidding" as I pictured it in the past. Am I off base?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

I hope this deal allows ABC/ESPN (cause you know its ESPN for sports....connected) to get HD someday. Watching games on that channel is painful

?????I get HD ESPN now and its great.

 

[Andrew Garda]

2 Billion per year?

And yet, we hear the teams are having issues making a profit. Interesting timing considering the issues regarding the CBA. That seems like a pretty rich deal for the teams in the league.

 

[Man in the yellow hat]

Happy to hear there is a "TV everyewhere" idea in there. It's time has come for sure.

 

[Sarnoff]

I hope this deal allows ABC/ESPN (cause you know its ESPN for sports....connected) to get HD someday. Watching games on that channel is painful

Dude, you need a new TV.

 

[Tackling Dummies]

2 Billion per year?

And yet, we hear the teams are having issues making a profit. Interesting timing considering the issues regarding the CBA. That seems like a pretty rich deal for the teams in the league.

per wikipedia:

Currently, three American networks CBS ($3.73B), NBC ($3.6B) and Fox ($4.27B), as well as cable television's ESPN ($8.8B) are paying a combined total of $20.4 billion[1] to broadcast NFL games through the 2011 season for CBS, Fox, and NBC and through 2013 for ESPN.

add in DTV @ $1B x 4 years, fees from NFLN, etc.

 

[sartre]

2 Billion per year?

And yet, we hear the teams are having issues making a profit. Interesting timing considering the issues regarding the CBA. That seems like a pretty rich deal for the teams in the league.

per wikipedia:

Currently, three American networks CBS ($3.73B), NBC ($3.6B) and Fox ($4.27B), as well as cable television's ESPN ($8.8B) are paying a combined total of $20.4 billion[1] to broadcast NFL games through the 2011 season for CBS, Fox, and NBC and through 2013 for ESPN.

add in DTV @ $1B x 4 years, fees from NFLN, etc.

What number do you get if you add up the payrolls for all 32 teams? I'm guessing it is in the same ballpark. How much revenue does the NFL get from ticket sales? other sources?

 

[phillyphan07]

2 Billion per year?

And yet, we hear the teams are having issues making a profit. Interesting timing considering the issues regarding the CBA. That seems like a pretty rich deal for the teams in the league.

per wikipedia:

Currently, three American networks CBS ($3.73B), NBC ($3.6B) and Fox ($4.27B), as well as cable television's ESPN ($8.8B) are paying a combined total of $20.4 billion[1] to broadcast NFL games through the 2011 season for CBS, Fox, and NBC and through 2013 for ESPN.

add in DTV @ $1B x 4 years, fees from NFLN, etc.

What number do you get if you add up the payrolls for all 32 teams? I'm guessing it is in the same ballpark. How much revenue does the NFL get from ticket sales? other sources?

Under the current CBA players get 58% of total league revenue. Of course, the owners try to play with the "total league revenue" figure....ETA: here's a link http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_...?urn=nfl-249565

 

[Andrew Garda]

Under the current CBA players get 58% of total league revenue. Of course, the owners try to play with the "total league revenue" figure....

ETA: here's a link http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_...?urn=nfl-249565

sounds like Hollywood Studios definition of Gross profit vs net profit.... and why talent never takes net if they can help it.