Would you like to air one nationally televised NFL game per week? Cool, it’ll cost you about TWO BILLION DOLLARS. That’s how much ESPN is reportedly paying the National Football League for the rights to broadcast Monday Night Football, along with highlights of the league’s games. That’s $2 billion, one game, highlights, no playoffs, no Super Bowl.
Monday Night Football Now Worth About $2 Billion Per Year
↵It’s a 40 percent increase from the network’s previous contract with the NFL, which was an eight year, $8.8 billion deal. The new one is believe to be somewhere between nine-to-10 years and $16.2-19 billion, according to Sports Business Daily. The NFL is basically netting the yearly equivalent of Belize’s GDP with this one deal.
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