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09-08-2011, 12:52 PM
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ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Hours before the N.F.L. season was to begin Thursday, ESPN demonstrated what “Monday Night Football” means to the cable empire by renewing it for nearly $15.2 billion through 2021, according to a person briefed on the details.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/sp...5-billion.html So much for that TV money drying up eh? |
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09-08-2011, 01:13 PM
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The Starter
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Wow, that is one hell of a deal. Amazing how powerful the NFL really is and it's growing market.
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09-08-2011, 01:17 PM
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Fire Bruce NOW
 
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Way to go, SmootSmack. Good job.
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09-08-2011, 01:19 PM
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Hug Anne Spyder
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Only 15 bil? Clearly they're suffering.
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09-08-2011, 01:20 PM
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Gamebreaker
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Does this mean Smoot is getting a raise?
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09-08-2011, 01:46 PM
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
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It means the owners get a raise - and some players too.
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09-08-2011, 01:49 PM
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Gamebreaker
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
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09-08-2011, 03:10 PM
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09-08-2011, 03:15 PM
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Monday night was all cool and stuff when I was a young guy but I dread it now.
If I stay up and watch a whole game I'm dead puppies at work the next day. I usually burn a vacation day for Tuesday when the Skins are on Monday night. I would like to see all non Sunday afternoon football movde to Friday and Saturday nights. Especially the Super Bowl.
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09-09-2011, 05:30 PM
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Playmaker
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
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The NFL does not play on Saturdays during college football season because of a handshake deal with Congressthings and Federal regulators. NFL does not upstage college football and the Feds leave the NFL and its TV deals alone. The NCAA limits - - does not forbid but limits - - Friday games because it does not want to destroy high school football. The chances you will see NFL prime time games on Friday or Saturday are slim indeed. And as long as 100 million or more folks tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday night, it will not be moving to any other day either.
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09-09-2011, 05:45 PM
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Playmaker
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
First I'm in the wrong business, 2nd MLB, NHL & the NBA must be pissed. I don't beleive they could ever command a deal like that.
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09-09-2011, 05:46 PM
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Re: ESPN Extends Deal With N.F.L. for $15 Billion
Won't be long til we have Thursday night games all season long. Win.
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09-09-2011, 05:48 PM
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Playmaker
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09-10-2011, 03:10 PM
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Playmaker
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Coaches hate Thursday games; players don't hate them as much as coaches but a secret ballot of players would surely come up with at least 60% of them voting not to play on Thursdays - - except for Thanksgiving of course because those games are part of the fabric of the league. AND, I would not be the least bit surprised if the NFLPA would want some small concession from the league just for their "benign neglect" when it comes to a change in game scheduling as per the CBA. Eventually, Thursday Night Football will be expanded - - but there are still come constituencies to finesse here...
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