With so much of ESPN’s universe asunder, it’s not outlandish now to entertain a previously unthinkable prospect: Might ESPN elect to go without rights to NFL games after the expiration of its eight-year deal for Monday Night Football in 2021?!Imagine that.
“Impossible”? Yeah, we know — NFL games have been the backbone of ESPN’s existence since 1987, and the biggest, most critical element of its financial dominance ever since. The network basically can’t exist without an NFL rights package.
Well, think again — like some execs at the network have started to do —
Monday, October 30, 2017
Why ESPN Could Abandon NFL Football
The Hollywood Reporter reports:
