The overall value of the NFL TV deals are for more than $100 billion, The Post has learned.
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 18, 2021
Business is booming in the NFL and the Eagles and other teams look forward to the salary cap exploding, the league just announced that it has signed long-term agreements with media partners Amazon, CBS, ESPN/ABC, FOX, and NBC for the distribution of NFL games, as well as additional media rights.
NBC will continue to show Sunday Night Football, with schedule flex abilities that combine with Monday Night Football.
ESPN will continue to air Monday Night Football, FOX will continue to air the NFC on Sunday afternoons and CBS will continue to show the AFC on Sunday as well.
Amazon is a player in the billion-dollar industry as well and after only having the right to simulcast Thursday Night Football on Prime Video, and they now own the rights to the NFL’s first all-digital TV package with Thursday night games exclusively available through Amazon.
“These new media deals will provide our fans even greater access to the games they love. We’re proud to grow our partnerships with the most innovative media companies in the market,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Along with our recently completed labor agreement with the NFLPA, these distribution agreements bring an unprecedented era of stability to the League and will permit us to continue to grow and improve our game.”
The deal starts in 2023 and runs through the 2033 season.
Here’s what we know.