NBC announced it will retain the rights to the English Premier League in the United States after beating out ESPN:
Tariq Panja of the New York Times reported the deal is worth $2.7 billion for the six-year deal. The previously agreement, signed in 2013, was worth $1.1 billion.
The deal is also significantly higher than the rights for Spain's La Liga, which went to ESPN for $1.4 billion over eight years, per Panja.
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