Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThere’s more than a bunch of football games at stake as the National Football League gets set to kick off its 2020 season Thursday night.Behind the scenes, four of the nation’s biggest media companies are eager to try and keep NFL football on their networks for years to come – and doing so may not be easy.
The league’s current rights deal with Walt Disney’s ESPN lapses after the 2021 season, while its contracts with ViacomCBS, NBCUniversal and Fox Corp.
last through 2022. Two people familiar with parts of current talks suggest all parties would like to see new agreements struck by early November, but acknowledge that discussions could continue well beyond that.Prices for new rights packages could rise as.
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