Disney, NFL Agree on New Media Deal for ESPN

Sports Business Journal: The NFL has denied a report saying it has reached a broad media rights agreement with Disney that will see ESPN renew “MNF” and ABC return to the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since 2006. Contracts still have not been signed, but the two sides have smoothed over enough differences that a deal is very close at hand. Disney is expected to pay an increase of up to 30% from its current deal, which based on an average of $2 billion per year would equate to around $2.6 billion.