Analyst: NBC at greatest risk of losing NFL package
If the NFL gets an offer it can't refuse from a streamer, NBC may not have the capacity to match to keep Sunday Night Football.
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NBC could lose Sunday Night Football
- Thread starter Don CT
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That's a mighty big "if" as the basis for this. Especially considering that both the FCC & congress are now looking at sports on TV.
NBC's current deal goes until 2032.
NBC's current deal goes until 2032.
The NFL has opt outs in 2029 and they are pushing for new deals now.That's a mighty big "if" as the basis for this. Especially considering that both the FCC & congress are now looking at sports on TV.
NBC's current deal goes until 2032.
This is one reason why the NFL wants double their current rates.
Absolutely correct and I think they already talked with CBS for discussing their deal
There is an ownership clause that took effect with CBS.
Because they "change ownership" between Ellison and Redstone
Yup and if they get their increase with CBS they will go to the others and ask for the same. Only ESPN has a later contract.
What would NBC replace SNF with? Are of current owners of the networks now cheapskates like Larry Tisch?
NBC is over leveraged on sports rights. They can’t afford much more.
It's kind of an unreasonable comparison since NBC fills far more air time with the NBA. There will have to be, at some point, a top to sports meda rights, but i have no idea when that will hit. I have to believe NBC regards SNF as a strategic priority.
Women's sports, as ESPN has just done after losing Sunday Night Baseball to NBC/Peacock? The ratings won't be close, but there are apparently enough advertisers wanting to sell to women who watch sports to make the programming attractive to Disney.
NBC could pad Sunday night with MLB and NBA for most of the year
SNF has been the highest rating program for 20 years. It was the tentpole in NBCs lineup. The problem is the NFL wants a lot more money for it.
Surprised nobody has mentioned the money NBC has tied up with the Olympics, including the LA Olympics just around the corner.
Speaking of which, did NBC/Peacock make any sizeable profit off of the recent winter games in Italy?
Perhaps we are getting to the point where The Olympics are no longer worth the current rights price. Two week event every two years. Could that money be better spent elsewhere?
The LA games might possibly be the last Summer Olympics in North America due to the skyrocketing cost of hosting such events. The IOC needs a major reset as far as how the games are financed.
The summer Olympics are usually bigger ratings wise than winter. I’m sure NBC makes it back on advertising. The overhead has to be huge though. A lot of it is done out of their facility in Stamford now.
Is viewer interest in the Olympics waning in the rest of the world the way it's been in the U.S. in recent years? How about the way the Games are covered? Do other countries adhere to the NBC formula of maudlin personal stories, jingoistic nationalism and emphasis on sports with maximum 25-54 female appeal (figure skating, for example) at the expense of those that skew more male and old (boxing, for example)? Would a shift to more sports and less fluff reverse the trend, or is the decrease in interest in the Games among Americans equal across all demographics?