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The announcement of Wednesday morning that the draft will continue to be broadcast by ESPN did not include any information about the duration of the deal.
According to Austin Carb from Sports Business Magazinethat it A five -year deal.
This means that the contract continues until 2030 – which coincides with the end of the current broadcast deals, then/when (when) the American Football Association pulls the plug to all firmness.
According to the report, the deal is not exclusive. Which allows the American Football Association to sell rights for draft television to other networks.
It is still unclear what will happen with a draft NFL coverage, and now ESPN will run NFL. On the one hand, there is no commercial logical to repeat production efforts. On the other hand, ESPN/ABC has already multiple of the draft.
To the extent that the four -letter league and network have concerns about the possible ESPN procedure for NFL, the best step is to keep the current NFLN broadcast of the project. Even if it is the cheapest fold it together and simplifying the process.