New NFL TV Contract Speculation

[FloridaMan88]

ESPN’s MNF contract expires in 2021 and the other TV contracts expire in 2022.

From The Athletic:

CBS Sports, which pays $1 billion annually for the Sunday afternoon package, is ready to substantially increase its fee and perhaps use its streaming service, CBS All Access, in a bid for part of Sunday Ticket or RedZone, sources said. CBS declined to comment. CBS recently merged with Viacom, so the company can better afford to play in these expensive waters.

Word floated last month that Disney’s ABC had designs on the CBS package or NBC’s Sunday Night package, and this week one high-profile analyst predicted CBS would lose the NFL.

“We believe CBS will lose Sunday afternoon NFL rights to either NBC or ABC, who are both keenly interested in having two packages (despite CBS’ long history with the NFL, its balance sheet does not give it enough firepower),” LightShed Partners’ Rich Greenfield wrote. “We believe Fox would be interested in a combo of Sunday afternoon and Sunday or Monday Night, which will drive NBC and ESPN/ABC to pay up meaningfully to retain their primetime rights.”

[MMXcalibur]

I'd say move MNF back to ABC, but we'll still get a good dose of Booger.

Fuck it, move MNF to The CW.

[tyecopeland]

I'd say move MNF back to ABC, but we'll still get a good dose of Booger.

Fuck it, move MNF to The CW.

That ESPN broadcast needs a whole new crew. I'd rather have Dennis Miller back than what they've had the last two years. Or the terrible marriage of tirico and kornheiser. Thay would still be better.

[RealSNR]

TruTV ftw!!!!

[TribalElder]

I'd say move MNF back to ABC, but we'll still get a good dose of Booger.

**** it, move MNF to The CW.

I read somewhere that the MNF team was interested in hiring Romo

https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/tony-romo-espn-cbs-record-breaking-contract

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Monday night Booger and some guy that sold out for some shit show like Holy Moley is the best they could do. Really??'

[Hoover]

Booger is toast


And I agree, return MNF to a broadcast network and it will be crazy again.

I’d like to see a deal like this.

CBS has a Sunday afternoon package
Fox has the other Sunday afternoon package
ABC has MNF - ESPN/ABC get Thursday night and Saturday games
NBC keeps SNF and some Saturday, and Thanksgiving game

Screw the NFL network

[FloridaMan88]

I read somewhere that the MNF team was interested in hiring Romo

https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/tony-romo-espn-cbs-record-breaking-contract

Romo wants to announce Super Bowls so the MNF package would probably have to move from ESPN back to ABC for that to happen.

[ping2000]

New contract needs to include a "no booger" clause.

[philfree]

Doesn't this mean the cap is going way up as well? We should have plenty of cap as time goes on to sign Mahomes and Jones to long term contracts.

[Hoover]

Yup

[Monkey God]

Now that CBS isn't going to have the SEC package I would think they have even more money to spend.

[Buehler445]

So I have no idea. Are we all sure they’re going to pay up? Eventually the live sports bubble will burst. I mean ESPN on the content side is in shambles. I can’t imagine they are wanting to pay through the nose for MNF when all people do is complain about their personalities announcing it.

NBA got a huge bump their last time. Are those networks happy with their returns?

I hope it does. But I’m afraid it won’t

[Nickhead]

I'd say move MNF back to ABC, but we'll still get a good dose of Booger.

Fuck it, move MNF to The CW.

before or after riverdale? ROFL

[tyecopeland]

So I have no idea. Are we all sure they’re going to pay up? Eventually the live sports bubble will burst. I mean ESPN on the content side is in shambles. I can’t imagine they are wanting to pay through the nose for MNF when all people do is complain about their personalities announcing it.

NBA got a huge bump their last time. Are those networks happy with their returns?

I hope it does. But I’m afraid it won’t

ESPN may be hurting but Disney is not.

I imagine that the NFL has at least one more big TV contract before the bubble bursts. Of course im not helping when I watch most games on my phone on nfl mobile. But I did pay them $10 to watch redzone on my phone all season

[MeaTy The Pimp]

New contract needs to include a "no booger" clause.

Also needs to be a No Fouts Clause as well. I think Fouts is worse than Booger.

[Deberg_1990]

Monday Night Football to Netflix or Amazon

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Doesn't this mean the cap is going way up as well? We should have plenty of cap as time goes on to sign Mahomes and Jones to long term contracts.

I would think so for certain since it’s dealing with revenue.

[dirk digler]

The NFL needs to figure out what to do with streaming games because they have no plan as of right now outside of forcing everyone to use Sunday Ticket and they are so far behind the other leagues.

[DiaperBoy27]

I just hope Fox doesn't get more games

[chiefzilla1501]

Romo and nantz are a great pair. Hope they don't get split apart. If espn is willing to spend that kind of money, maybe they should worry about getting better games.

[Hoover]

So I have no idea. Are we all sure they’re going to pay up? Eventually the live sports bubble will burst. I mean ESPN on the content side is in shambles. I can’t imagine they are wanting to pay through the nose for MNF when all people do is complain about their personalities announcing it.

NBA got a huge bump their last time. Are those networks happy with their returns?

I hope it does. But I’m afraid it won’t
19 of the 20 most viewed shows on TV last year were live sporting events.

[Deberg_1990]

19 of the 20 most viewed shows on TV last year were live sporting events.

That’s why live sports are so attractive. They are DVR proof for the most part.

Most people like to watch live sports events live.

[Spott]

Hopefully Directv gets the Sunday Ticket so I can continue to get it for free.

[Dayze]

I would pay for a subscription that just allowed me to watch the game w/out announcers but still have crowd noise.

I watched a Bama game this year on one of the ESPN channels that was I guess a simulcast of the game, but on this particular channel the entire game was broadcast from the sky cam behind the offense on every play, an no announcers. It was glorious.

[notorious]

I would pay for a subscription that just allowed me to watch the game w/out announcers but still have crowd noise.

I watched a Bama game this year on one of the ESPN channels that was I guess a simulcast of the game, but on this particular channel the entire game was broadcast from the sky cam behind the offense on every play, an no announcers. It was glorious.

WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS DAYZE.

[notorious]

For sports and other broadcasts in proper 5.1 audio, the dialog (in this case game commentary) is sent to the center channel speaker. So if you set up your receiver for 5.1 speakers and just disconnect or mute or don't have a center channel, you get to experience the game in eerie silence, like you're actually there.

.

[Dayze]

WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS DAYZE.

Yeah, I got all jazzed after your suggestion a while back; turns out my sound system is pretty basic; just a sound bar and sub; and don't have the option to turn down the center channel. It was a cheapy-buy thing at Costco, so pretty basic.:(

I double check again this weekend but I think I just have options for Bass, Treble and sound type (Movie, Sports, Clear, etc).

Serves me right for buying a cheap set up. lol

[Buehler445]

ESPN may be hurting but Disney is not.

I imagine that the NFL has at least one more big TV contract before the bubble bursts. Of course im not helping when I watch most games on my phone on nfl mobile. But I did pay them $10 to watch redzone on my phone all season

I get Disney has more cash than the Federal Reserve, but one thing they also have is sharp pencils. They've shown a propensity to not throw good money after bad, See Star Wars. Shit fell a little short and they nuked EVERYTHING.

I dunno, maybe ESPN has come out upright on this MNF deal, but as much heat as theyve taken AND as shitty as their matchups have been it's possible Disney could remove ESPN from the running for NFL.

But like I said, I know nothing.