Monday Night Football: ESPN
Here’s where things get a little tricky. Disney/ABC/ESPN is going to want games flexed into Monday Night Football. Last season had some great games, but previous seasons’ schedules weren’t exactly good. The NFL may agree to flex some games into Monday Night, but they will probably want Disney to move Monday Night Football to ABC. After all, broadcast networks can get more viewers simply because it’s not cable.
ESPN can’t do that. They need the NFL. ESPN has had some form of NFL football since 1987. The World Wide Leader is also going to have to figure out what its future looks like as its dual revenue stream continues to shrink as cable subscribers continue to dwindle in the future. There’s a way Disney can have its cake and eat it too.