Over the past years, professional sports leagues have gained significant popularity, offering great entertainment to fans in the stadium and back home watching on television. In 2019, the NFL's broadcasting rights amounted to more than four billion U.S. dollars domestically and 120 million U.S. dollars overseas.
Value of broadcasting rights of selected sports leagues worldwide in 2019, by source
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Overseas rights
Domestic rights
NFL
0.12
4.4
NBA
0.45
2.67
EPL
1.75
2.08
MLB
0.15
1.5
Bundesliga
0.27
1.29
Ligue 1
0.09
1.28
La Ligua
1
1.27
Serie A
0.42
1.09
NHL
0.02
0.2
MLS
0.02
0.09
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