Football NFL reaches deal with Disney on media rights

Holy shit. The cap is about to take the **** off

Disney and the NFL have reached a broad agreement on a new media rights deal, per @Ourand_SBJ. ESPN will keep Monday Night Football and ABC will be added to the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since 2006. The deal is expected to come in at around $2.6 billion per year.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) February 26, 2021

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Does this mean I will have to have a Disney+ subscription to watch thursday night football :-)
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Wow. Not even the NFL can make Disney bow that much. Their opening offer was 2.4 billion and the NFL started by asking for 3.9 billion or something absurd.
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Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Wow. Not even the NFL can make Disney bow that much. Their opening offer was 2.4 billion and the NFL started by asking for 3.9 billion or something absurd.

Sounds like Disney got the better end...
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Time to make Sunday Ticket individual team purchases now.
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Sweet, now the NFL can use Disney Imagineers to write up season storylines for more unique ways to kiss tom brady's ass.
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Originally Posted by In58men:
Time to make Sunday Ticket individual team purchases now.

Please make this a thing.
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2.6 billion/yr to keep MNF and do SB every 4 years?

What are CBS, Fox, and NBC paying?
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Originally Posted by Pants:
2.6 billion/yr to keep MNF and do SB every 4 years?

What are CBS, Fox, and NBC paying?

At least $1.8 billion each over the next 10 years.

Sunday Ticket was $1.5 billion but the NFL is looking for at least $3 in this package.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
At least $1.8 billion each over the next 10 years.

Sunday Ticket was $1.5 billion but the NFL is looking for at least $3 in this package.

Gotcha. I figured they would have to pay more since they have more games but the total number of eyeballs is probably higher on MNF every week than the combined eyes the respective broadcasters get on Sundays.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
At least $1.8 billion each over the next 10 years.

Sunday Ticket was $1.5 billion but the NFL is looking for at least $3 in this package.

You'd think NBC's deal would be closer to Disney's considering the single game and the time time slot.
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Originally Posted by DJJasonp:
Sweet, now the NFL can use Disney Imagineers to write up season storylines for more unique ways to kiss tom brady's ass.

I bet Pinocchio is starting to have some doubts about that "real boy" wish right about now.
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Originally Posted by Mennonite:
I bet Pinocchio is starting to have some doubts about that "real boy" wish right about now.

Kissing Tom Brady on the mouth is how you become a "real boy".
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Originally Posted by Pants:
Gotcha. I figured they would have to pay more since they have more games but the total number of eyeballs is probably higher on MNF every week than the combined eyes the respective broadcasters get on Sundays.

Sunday Night Football generally brings in the highest ratings each week although late Sunday afternoon games often break 20 million viewers as well.

Monday Night Football games are generally somewhere around 10 million viewers, although marquee matchups bring in more viewers.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Sunday Night Football generally brings in the highest ratings each week although late Sunday afternoon games often break 20 million viewers as well.

Monday Night Football games are generally somewhere around 10 million viewers, although marquee matchups bring in more viewers.

So why wouldn't NBC be more inline with what Disney paid than what CBS and Fox pay?
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