16-09-2023, 11:36 PM
What would be very interesting if ABC were sold, more so than what happens to its news division, is the fact that it’s sports division is completely integrated with ESPN, to the point where ESPN’s most recent NFL deal gave them extra games but effectively was done on the basis that ABC was where they were going to be broadcast. So what happens if ABC and ESPN end up in seperate ownership? Would ABC seek to re-enter the sports rights market independent from ESPN? What about the NFL deal?