• Sports Business Journal, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:50 AM

ESPN and the NFL are close to an agreement to give the media company a much larger bundle of the league's broadband, mobile and international rights, including the ability to stream "Monday Night Football" games on broadband and wireless platforms.

The digital deal will appeal to the NFL's other network partners, who could be looking to further their digital and mobile rights with NFL content. The pending deal developed as the league opened ESPN's $1.1 billion annual contract to insert language that outlined payment terms in the event of a lockout. The contract already called for ESPN to make such payments, but the NFL wanted its language to mirror previously agreed to contracts with CBS, Fox and NBC.

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