Marchand & Ourand respond to The Rock regarding ESPN-XFL financial arrangement
"Of course, there's a rights agreement, the games are on the air. There has to be an agreement. There's no rights fee."
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The Rock refutes Andrew Marchand’s report on ESPN’s XFL rights fees
"ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners. Big plans for '24 season. Back to work."
Analyst questions “New Fox” sports focus, citing programming costs and “lack of owned content with long-term value”
"Any economic gains are likely to be short-term in nature, as the leagues are likely to recapture any value creation in the next round of rights negotiations."
Media rights are North American sports’ largest source of revenue, hit new highs in 2018, and are set to keep rising through 2022
Media rights fees overtook gate revenue as the largest segment of North American sports revenue in 2017, and look to continue to rise.
FIFA in line to get over $300 million in bonuses if 2026 World Cup hits North America
Fox would pay an extra $182 million, while NBC would ante up $115 million more on top of what they’re already paying.
NBC’s surprise 2011 winning Olympic bid was a landmark fork in the road for all sports networks
The sports media world could look very different today if Fox or ESPN had won Olympic rights back in the 2011 bids.
Ratings be damned, the NFL will still command high media rights fees
If you think the NFL will see less money for Thursday Night Football, think again
Teams expected to make more from local media rights than ticket sales in 2018
RSNs will continue to pay for content and that revenue will outpace gate receipts starting next year.
UFC seeks big media rights hike, finds tepid interest, weighed down by AT&T/Time Warner merger and WWE’s expiring contract
Fox has reportedly offered $200 million a year, a boost but less than half of what the UFC wants. AT&T - Time Warner merger delays may prevent a Turner bid. And the WWE rights are coming up too...
Sports fees soar above ad revenue estimates, boosting cable push and bringing back bubble fears
Ad revenue being so much lower than rights fees isn't great for networks, especially broadcast networks without a per-subscriber fee.
Don’t expect Silicon Valley to bid heavily on live sports
Are Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other tech companies willing to shell out crazy cash for live sports?
NBA 2K eSports league latest sign of changing times for broadcast TV
Deals like the NBA's esports league will continue as sports leagues and conferences continue to consolidate content ownership.
Which ads did people actually watch and discuss during the NFL playoffs?
A big part of the perceived value of live sports is that they’re “DVR-proof” programming, leading to people...
Record $1.2 billion in ads and Comcast integration make Olympics work for NBC
The Olympics rights fees are one of the biggest expenses on NBC’s books, with the network paying $4.4...
