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The NFL’s Next Big Play: Owning the Media

The league isn’t content to be a ratings juggernaut for partners. As it takes equity in ESPN and Paramount Skydance, it's ...

Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman on sports media rights shake-up, Kevin Durant trade and Game Plan Summit

Rich Kleiman, Boardroom co-founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest sports media rights deals, ESPN's ...
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Disney Banks on NFL Deal: Will ESPN's New Streaming Push Pay Off?

Disney DIS is betting big on the NFL to further bolster its sports streaming ambitions. ESPN has signed a new multi-year deal ...

Three NFL teams are now worth over $10 billion - and one of them cost just $500 when it was founded

There are now three franchises with a value over $10 billion in the NFL - the only sports league in the world where that's the case. The median NFL franchise value is now $6.5 billion, up roughly 116% ...

With new deals, ‘Pay Per View’ has lost by knockout. ‘Pay Per Month’ has won

The upshot: Pay-per-view has lost by knockout. Pay-per-month has won. Distributors would rather use UFC or WWE (or NFL or NBA ...