Disney is in talks for the rights for “NFL Sunday Ticket” and could add it to its ESPN+ streaming service, according to frontofficesports.com citing comment from Disney CEO Bob Chapek.
Chapek said the out-of-market games package “would make a particularly good addendum to our ESPN+ service.”
DirecTV pays $1.5 billion annually for the rights to “NFL Sunday Ticket” on a deal that runs until 2023.
The league is expected to ask for $2 billion to $2.5 billion annually for the package in its next deal.
ESPN+ had 17.1 million subscribers as of Oct. 2, with Disney earning an average of $4.74 per paid subscriber — meaning the service was bringing in $81.1 million monthly at the end of Disney’s fiscal quarter.
Currently, fans have to pay $300 for the entire “NFL Sunday Ticket” package, but future deals could allow them to pay only for certain teams’ games.
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