The following list details the value of media rights deals for select major sports properties that cover the past 20 years. All figures are in millions.
| NFL |
| YEAR | '94-'97 | '98-'05 | '06-'13 | '14-'21 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $1,100 | $2,200 | $4,000 | $4,950 |
| TOTAL | $4,300 | $17,600 | $32,000 | $39,600 |
| MLB |
| YEAR | '94-'95* | '96-'00 | '01-'06 | '07-'13 | '14-'21 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $37 | $335 | $584 | $653 | $1,550 |
| TOTAL | $225 | $1,677 | $3,505 | $4,571 | $12,400 |
* Cable only figures. No rights fees were paid for over-the-air coverage in 1994 and 1995, as ABC, NBC and MLB shared revenue and expenses as part of their broadcast partnership called The Baseball Network.
| NBA |
| YEAR | '94-'98 | '98-'02 | '02-'08 | '08-'16 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $275 | $660 | $770 | $930 |
| TOTAL | $1,100 | $2,640 | $4,600 | $7,440 |
| NHL |
| YEAR | '94-'99 | '99-'04 | '05-'11* | '11-'21 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $31 | $120 | $72 | $187.5 |
| TOTAL | $155 | $600 | $435 | $2,000 |
* Cable rights only (the 2004-05 season was canceled due to a player lockout; OLN paid $207.5 million 2005-2008; Versus paid $232.5 million 2008-2011). During that period, NBC's deal had no upfront rights fee and revenue from NHL telecasts was shared equally after NBC covered the cost of producing them.
| NASCAR |
| YEAR | '94-'00 | '01-'06 | '07-'14 | '15-'24 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | NA | $400 | $575 | $820 |
| TOTAL | NA | $2,400 | $4,600 | $8,200 |
NA: Not available, as tracks negotiated their own deals.
| MLS |
| YEAR | '96-'07* | '07-'10 | '11-'14 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $- | $21 | $27 |
| TOTAL | $- | $83 | $108 |
* League launched in 1996. In March 1994, ESPN and ABC Sports announced the league's first television rights deal without any players, coaches, or teams in place. The three-year agreement committed 10 games on ESPN, 25 on ESPN2, and the MLS Cup on ABC. The deal gave MLS no rights fees but split advertising revenue between the league and networks.
| NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT |
| YEAR | '94-'02 | '02-'10 | '10-'24 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $216 | $479 | $771 |
| TOTAL | $1,725 | $3,829 | $10,800 |
| FIFA WORLD CUP (U.S. ENGLISH AND SPANISH RIGHTS) |
| YEAR | '94 | '98 | '02, '06 | '10, '14 | '18, '22 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $11 | $22 | $190 | $425 | $1,025 |
| TOTAL | $11 | $22 | $95 | $212 | $512 |
| NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ON NBC |
| YEAR | '91-'95 | '96-'00 | '01-'05 | '06-'10 | '11-'15 | '16-'25 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $7.5 | $8 | $9 | $10 | $10 | $15 |
| TOTAL | $38 | $40 | $45 | $50 | $50 | $150 |
| BCS* |
| YEAR | '99-'05 | '95-'00 | '08-'11 | '11-'14 | '14-'25 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $79 | $100 | $120 | $161 | $470 |
| TOTAL | $550 | $600 | $480 | $645 | $5,640 |
* Add $37.5M annually for Rose Bowl for '07-'14.
| OLYMPICS |
| WINTER | '94 | '98 | '02 | '06 | '10 | '14 | '18 |
| TOTAL | $325 | $375 | $555 | $613 | $820 | $775 | $950 |
| SUMMER | '96 | '00 | '04 | '08 | '12 | '16 | '20 |
| TOTAL | $456 | $715 | $793 | $894 | $1,180 | $1,226 | $1,430 |
| WIMBLEDON |
| YEAR | '90-'94 | '95-'99 | '00-'02 | '03-'07 | '08-'11 | '12-'23 |
| AVG. ANNUAL VALUE | $13 | $28 | $30 | $20 | $23 | $40 |
| TOTAL | $65 | $140 | $90 | $80 | $115 | $480 |
