Hours before the N.F.L. (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_football_league/index.html?inline=nyt-org) season was to begin Thursday, ESPN (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/espn/index.html?inline=nyt-org) demonstrated what “Monday Night Football” means to the cable empire by renewing it for nearly $15.2 billion through 2021, according to a person briefed on the details.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/sports/football/espn-extends-deal-with-nfl-for-15-billion.html
So much for that TV money drying up eh?
jbcjr14
09-08-2011, 01:13 PM
Wow, that is one hell of a deal. Amazing how powerful the NFL really is and it's growing market.
Lotus
09-08-2011, 01:17 PM
Way to go, SmootSmack. Good job.
mooby
09-08-2011, 01:19 PM
Only 15 bil? Clearly they're suffering.
NC_Skins
09-08-2011, 01:20 PM
Does this mean Smoot is getting a raise?
JoeRedskin
09-08-2011, 01:46 PM
Does this mean Smoot is getting a raise?
If they give all the peons raises, how will ESPN be able to afford the ginormous contract? You do realize it's ESPN that's paying the NFL, not the other way around?
It means the owners get a raise - and some players too.
NC_Skins
09-08-2011, 01:49 PM
If they give all the peons raises, how will ESPN be able to afford the ginormous contract? You do realize it's ESPN that's paying the NFL, not the other way around?
It means the owners get a raise - and some players too.
15 billion is a drop in the bucket for Disney.
SmootSmack
09-08-2011, 03:10 PM
Does this mean Smoot is getting a raise?
I better! I have been working on this deal for a while now (along with countless other people, of course)
Alvin Walton
09-08-2011, 03:15 PM
Monday night was all cool and stuff when I was a young guy but I dread it now.
If I stay up and watch a whole game I'm dead puppies at work the next day.
I usually burn a vacation day for Tuesday when the Skins are on Monday night.
I would like to see all non Sunday afternoon football movde to Friday and Saturday nights.
Especially the Super Bowl.
sportscurmudgeon
09-09-2011, 05:30 PM
Monday night was all cool and stuff when I was a young guy but I dread it now.
If I stay up and watch a whole game I'm dead puppies at work the next day.
I usually burn a vacation day for Tuesday when the Skins are on Monday night.
I would like to see all non Sunday afternoon football movde to Friday and Saturday nights.
Especially the Super Bowl.
The NFL does not play on Saturdays during college football season because of a handshake deal with Congressthings and Federal regulators. NFL does not upstage college football and the Feds leave the NFL and its TV deals alone.
The NCAA limits - - does not forbid but limits - - Friday games because it does not want to destroy high school football.
The chances you will see NFL prime time games on Friday or Saturday are slim indeed.
And as long as 100 million or more folks tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday night, it will not be moving to any other day either.