US sports: media rights will be the top source of franchise revenue in 2018 (PwC study)

Media rights will become the top source of franchise revenue for the five major North American leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS), starting in 2018, with a cumulative amount of $20.135bn (€17bn at 21/12/2017), according to a report from the audit and consulting firm PwC, published in December 2017.

In 2016, the main source of revenue for...