Biggest TV Rights Deals in Sports (Complete Breakdown)
The biggest money in sports now comes from TV and streaming rights deals. Competition/leagues like the NFL, NBA, Premier League, and IPL have signed multi-billion-dollar deals. NFL and NBA leads the way with massive TV & Streaming deals in the US. NFL leads the way with their 11-year domestic contract worth $110 billion. Not other sport/competition even come close to this which goes show how dominant NFL really is in terms of revenue generation.
NBA has the second biggest TV rights deal worth $76 billion over 11-year period. While Premier League has the biggest TV rights deal in football. It will generate around £6.7 billion from domestic rights (2025/29) and another £6.5 billion from international rights (2025/28).
Breakdown of Top 10 Biggest TV Rights Deals In Sports:
We have broken down top 10 global sports media rights deals and coverted all the financial numbers into USD. There are some stand along competitions which only takes palce every few years. For example FIFA World Cup 2026 is expected to generate around $4 billion for 2026 edition. While Olympics 2028 should generate over $6 billion from combined TV rights deals.
| Rank | League / Sport | Annual Value | Total Value | Contract Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL (USA) | $10B / year | $110B | 11 years (2023–2033) |
| 2 | NBA (USA) | $6.9B / year | $76B | 11 years (2025–2036) |
| 3 | Olympics 2028 | $6B (single-event) | $6B | 2028 |
| 4 | Premier League (domestic + intl) | $4.8B / year | $19B | 4 years (2025–2029) |
| 5 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | $4B (single-event) | $4B | 2026 |
| 6 | UEFA Champions League | $2.4B / year | $24B | 10 years (2024–2034) |
| 7 | La Liga (domestic + intl) | $1.9B / year | $9.5B | 5 years (2022–2027) |
| 8 | MLB (USA) | $1.78B / year | $12.4B | 7 years (2022–2028) |
| 9 | IPL (Cricket) | $1.55B / year | $6.2B | 4 years (2023–2027) |
| 10 | Bundesliga (domestic + intl) | $1.5B / year | $6.0B | 4 years (2025–2029) |
| 11 | Cricket World Cup 2025/27 | $1.5B (two-events) | $3B | 2025 & 2027 events |
| 12 | Serie A (domestic + intl) | $1.15B / year | $5.7B | 5 years (2024–2029) |
| 13 | Rugby World Cup 2027 | $1.2B (single-event) | $1.2B | 2027 |
| 14 | Formula 1 | $1.18B / year | n/a | Ongoing (2025 est.) |
| 15 | UFC (USA) | $1.1B / year | $7.7B | 7 years (2026–2032) |