2024 XFL season: Difference between revisions

This will be the second year of a five-year exclusive agreement with [[ESPN Inc.]] and [[the Walt Disney Company]] to carry every XFL game across ESPN's platforms, [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]], and [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]. Worth between $100 million and $150 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-xfl-rights-deal-espn-fx-1235269996/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517214901/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-xfl-rights-deal-espn-fx-1235269996/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=XFL midseason TV report card: Ratings have dropped, but is a rebound ahead? |url=https://theathletic.com/4336479/2023/03/22/xfl-tv-ratings-midseason/ |website=The Athletic|language=en-US|author=Shea, Bill|date=March 22, 2023}}</ref> Some refute the idea and claimed that the XFL is not getting a rights fee from ESPN, and the agreement is a rights agreement for the games to be on the air, but without payment. In a tweet, Dwayne Johnson responded to the claimed and said: "ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners", implying that ESPN are [[shareholder]]s in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/xfl/marchand-ourand-respond-the-rock-espn-rights-fee.html|title=Marchand & Ourand respond to The Rock regarding ESPN-XFL financial arrangement|website=AwfulAnnouncing.com|date=21 June 2023 }}</ref> On 10 December 2023 it has now has been decided to make a big move from Paramount Global and RedBird Capital in the entire Media World.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mark Perry|title=Paramount Global and RedBird Capital: A Rumored Big Move in the Media World|url=https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/paramount-global-and-redbird-capital-a-rumored-big-move-in-the-media-world/|website=xflnewshub.com|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224233905/https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/paramount-global-and-redbird-capital-a-rumored-big-move-in-the-media-world/|url-status=live}}</ref>