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From 2014 to 2022, CBS, NBC, and Fox, as well as cable television's ESPN, paid a combined total of US$20.4 billion will pay $39.6 billion for exactly the same broadcast rights. The NFL thus holds broadcast contracts with four companies that control a combined vast majority of the country's television product. League-owned NFL Network, on cable television, also broadcasts a selected number of games nationally. In 2017, the NFL games attracted the top three rates for a 30-second advertisement: $699,602 for NBC Sunday Night Football, $550,709 for Thursday Night Football (NBC), and $549,791 for Thursday Night Football (CBS).
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- ↑ "ESPN's Sergio Dipp says he 'meant no disrespect' in his highly mocked 'MNF' report". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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- ↑ https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/09/espn-deportes-introduces-new-voices-for-monday-night-football/ [ bare URL ]