| Season(s) |
Network(s) |
Total |
Average annual value |
| 1952-53 through 2013-14 |
CBC/SRC |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1956-57 through 1959-60 |
CBS |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1967-68 through 1969-70 |
CBS |
$3.5 million |
$1.17 million |
| 1970-71 through 1971-72 |
CBS |
$4 million |
$2 million |
| 1972-73 through 1974-75 |
NBC |
$7 million |
$2.33 million |
| 1975-76 through 1979-80 |
NHL |
* |
* |
| 1980-81 through 1982-83 |
USA Network |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1983-84 through 1984-85 |
USA Network |
$8 million |
$4 million |
| 1984-85 through 1985-86 |
CTV |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1985-86 through 1987-88 |
ESPN |
$24 million |
$8 million |
| 1988-89 through 1990-91 |
SportsChannel |
$51 million |
$17 million |
| 1991-92 |
SportsChannel |
$5.5 million |
$5.5 million |
| 1992-93 |
ESPN |
$15 million |
$15 million |
| 1993-94 through 1998-99 |
ESPN |
$84 million |
$14 million |
| 1994-95 through 1998-1999 |
Fox |
$155 million |
$31 million |
| 1999-2000 through 2003-04 |
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 |
$600 million |
$120 million |
| 2005-06 through 2007-08 |
OLN** |
$207.5 million |
$69.2 million |
| 2004-05 through 2010-11 |
NBC |
*** |
*** |
| 2008-09 through 2010-11 |
Versus** |
$232.5 million (estimated) |
$77.5 million (estimated) |
| 2011-12 through 2020-21 |
NBC^ |
$2 billion |
$200 million |
| 2014-15 through 2025-26 |
Rogers Communications (Sportsnet) |
C$5.2 billion |
C$433.3 million |
| 2014-15 through 2025-26 |
TVA Sports |
C$1.5 billion |
C$125 million |
N/A: Not available
* The league put together a network of independent stations covering about 55 percent of the country. The package was offered to local stations with no rights fee. Revenue was derived from the advertising, which was about evenly split between the network and the local station.
** OLN became Versus in September 2006; Versus became NBC Sports Network in October 2011.
*** The deal with NBC had no upfront rights fee. Revenue from NHL broadcasts was shared equally after NBC covered the cost of producing them.
^ Deal includes both broadcast and cable rights.
Source: SportsBusiness Journal research
