New NFL TV Contracts Are In: $10 Billion Per Year

[Foxx]

I have Prime so I will be able to watch either way. My thoughts were more towards how they could simply give Amazon rights a year early. 

 

I don't know for sure but I think they had rights to broadcast 6 games a season the last couple years and maybe there was a provision to add more if both parties agreed. 

 

[Foxx]

Here's an article that explains it a bit more.

 

Thursday night games will move to Amazon exclusively in 2022, not 2023

... The league announced on Monday that the 2021 season will be the final one with NFL Network and FOX splitting the rights to Thursday games and that Amazon, which currently simulcasts those games, will take over in 2022.

 

With the change, the league will see a bigger bump in revenue next year. ...

[Ann]

And maybe more?
 

 

 

Apple has expressed interest in the streaming rights for a package of National Football League games the NFL is now auctioning, said people familiar with the situation, a possible sign the tech giant is looking to beef up the audience for its Apple TV+ streaming service.
 

The iPhone maker is one of a number of companies, including TV networks and other tech firms, that have had discussions with NFL executives lately about the package of games, including at this week’s Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley for tech and media executives. The rights cover a package known as Sunday Ticket, which now airs on DirecTV.
 

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[Nanker]

I would buy Sunday Ticket for Apple TV. 

[Ann]

This was 2020. 



 

 

The Packers lost $38.8M. It was the first year without a profit in 20 years. (The Packers must disclose publicly, so this is our peek into the profits and losses of an NFL team.)

 

https://twitter.com/GregTompsett/status/1416171458422886400

[Ann]

If this continues, the NFL will be a bargain for the networks:
 

NFL Viewership Hits Six-Year High
 

• An average of 17.3 million television and digital viewers tuned in during the first quarter of the NFL season.
• Last year’s full-season ratings were down 10% from the year prior.

If the first four weeks are any indication of what’s to come the rest of the NFL season, the networks will be cheering well beyond Super Bowl LVI in February: Viewership is the highest it’s been in six years.
 

So far an average of 17.3 million television and digital viewers have tuned in during the first quarter of the season, a 17% increase from last year. CBS’s viewership is up 22% from last year, and ratings for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” are up 24%.
 

The numbers are a sharp turnaround from last year’s full-season ratings, which were down 10% compared to the year prior. That’s good news for NFL broadcasters, who spent a total of $113 billion in media rights over the next decade in March.
 

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[Ann]

 

https://twitter.com/AndrewMarchand/status/1448307173008855044

[Ann]

Not sure where to put this... it is from the Athletic (paid site)

Bills suddenly a hot prime-time attraction after years as an afterthought: ‘They’re going to ring it up’
 

The Bills used to be must-flee TV. They would make their annual, league-mandated appearances on Thursday nights, but the true prime-time performers on Sunday and Monday nights are teams with something to say and places to go.

That’s why the Bills are about to play their second marquee game in a row. They waylaid the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium and will meet the Tennessee Titans tonight at Nissan Stadium.
 

ESPN specifically targeted the Bills for this year’s “Monday Night Football” schedule. Sometimes the rundown breaks in such a way that NBC Sports and ESPN are forced into accepting an opponent that might not thrill them, but anytime you see a team twice on the schedule, you can bet that team was coveted for its star power, ability to contend for the Super Bowl, robust storylines and national appeal.
 

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The Bills made “Monday Night Football” only three times from 2001 through 2013. They had stretches of six years and four years without an appearance.
 

They went 1-7 on Monday nights from 2000 through 2018, their lone win technically not a “Monday Night Football” broadcast. They beat the New York Jets in Detroit because Orchard Park was snowed under. CBS Sports showed that game.
 

The Bills were even less popular with “Sunday Night Football.” After a six-game losing streak in which they were outscored 196-44, NBC Sports declined to air the Bills for 11 seasons, their absence finally ending in 2019.

Buffalo has won three straight on Sunday night and two in a row on Monday night.
 

All this has been good for business.
 

When the Bills dragged the Patriots last year, 14.45 million people watched, the second-highest “Monday Night Football” rating of the season. The game also drew a colossal 49.5 rating in the Buffalo market, breaking a “Monday Night Football” record set three weeks earlier, when the Bills beat the San Francisco 49ers.
 

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[Louis] Riddick [ESPN analyst] knows how special Western New York is when the Bills are winning.
 

He fondly recalls his time in Orchard Park, where he often visited to watch his big brother run the ball. Robb Riddick was Buffalo’s leading rusher in 1986 and scored 14 touchdowns (just one fewer than Jim Kelly threw) for the team that reached the 1988 AFC Championship Game.
 

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[Seasons1992]

45 minutes ago, Ann said:

 

He fondly recalls his time in Orchard Park, where he often visited to watch his big brother run the ball. Robb Riddick was Buffalo’s leading rusher in 1986 and scored 14 touchdowns (just one fewer than Jim Kelly threw) for the team that reached the 1988 AFC Championship Game.
 

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I did NOT know this.......very cool!

I saw Robb and his wife/girlfriend rollerskating at the OP Roller Rink when I was a kid. They were both very good at it.

[Foxx]

4 hours ago, Ann said:

The Bills were even less popular with “Sunday Night Football.” After a six-game losing streak in which they were outscored 196-44, NBC Sports declined to air the Bills for 11 seasons, their absence finally ending in 2019.

Buffalo has won three straight on Sunday night and two in a row on Monday night.

If possible, the Bills should have returned the favor and refused to appear on NBC. Especially with Colinsworthless at the mic. 

 

While on the topic of Colinsworthless, you just know he had his son's involvement included in his last contract.

[Ann]

Disney CEO says company is in discussions for NFL Sunday Ticket
 

Everyone wants to know what will happen with Sunday Ticket.
 

The prevailing view is that DirecTV will keep the satellite portion of the out-of-market NFL package, especially since bars and restaurants are set up use satellite feeds not streaming platforms. For the average consumer, however, the streaming rights become a major part of the next package.
 

Expect Disney to be in the mix, because the company’s CEO has said the company is talking to the NFL about the rights.
 

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[Spartacus]

On 10/8/2021 at 9:57 PM, Ann said:

If this continues, the NFL will be a bargain for the networks:
 

NFL Viewership Hits Six-Year High
 

• An average of 17.3 million television and digital viewers tuned in during the first quarter of the NFL season.
• Last year’s full-season ratings were down 10% from the year prior.

If the first four weeks are any indication of what’s to come the rest of the NFL season, the networks will be cheering well beyond Super Bowl LVI in February: Viewership is the highest it’s been in six years.
 

So far an average of 17.3 million television and digital viewers have tuned in during the first quarter of the season, a 17% increase from last year. CBS’s viewership is up 22% from last year, and ratings for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” are up 24%.
 

The numbers are a sharp turnaround from last year’s full-season ratings, which were down 10% compared to the year prior. That’s good news for NFL broadcasters, who spent a total of $113 billion in media rights over the next decade in March.
 

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with  the early run of big blowouts in the NFL forcing viewers to change the channel- 

 

TV partners couldn't be  pressuring the NFL (thru the refs) to keep the games close and viewers tuned in

 

hey- so what if 4 big potential blowouts turn into upsets- all the bettor 

 

[Foxx]

On 11/12/2021 at 12:54 PM, Ann said:

The prevailing view is that DirecTV will keep the satellite portion of the out-of-market NFL package, especially since bars and restaurants are set up use satellite feeds not streaming platforms.

Umm... do they not know how easy and cheap is it to stream?

[GG1]

54 minutes ago, Foxx said:

Umm... do they not know how easy and cheap is it to steam?

 

Yeah, get a pot, some water and add in heat.

[Foxx]

1 minute ago, GG1 said:

 

Yeah, get a pot, some water and add in heat.

[devnull]

5 hours ago, Foxx said:

Umm... do they not know how easy and cheap is it to stream?

 

Devils advocate (and IT nerd), there are technical considerations that a bar/restaurant faces that the average consumer does not.

 

First, how many concurrent streams per account?

 

Second, cabling infrastructure.  With satellite, TVs are connected via HDMI to a receiver box that connects back to a central distribution point via coaxial cable.  The obvious response is to use WiFi, but WiFi connects back to a central access point, and how much bandwidth can the AP support?  If the AP can't handle the load, CAT6, or fiber optic, cable infrastructure would need to be installed

 

Third, Internet bandwidth.  Whether using WiFi or wired internal networking, it all connects back to your internet service provider.  And how much bandwidth are you paying for?

[Ann]

 

https://twitter.com/mulvihill79/status/1468672244733726721

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

13 minutes ago, Ann said:

 

https://twitter.com/mulvihill79/status/1468672244733726721

 

Pretty sure Boston's isn't that high, they're just cheating.

[Koko]

On 12/8/2021 at 7:20 PM, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

Pretty sure Boston's isn't that high, they're just cheating.

 

So, what you're saying is that their numbers are properly... inflated?

[devnull]

1 hour ago, Koko said:

 

So, what you're saying is that their numbers are properly... inflated?