Nevertheless, the current broadcast contract, which began in 2006, resulted in a sizable increase in total rights fees.

Even professional NHL hockey is without a national broadcast contract these days.

Beginning in 2006, at the end of the previous broadcast contract, the NFL launched an eight-game late-season package specifically for the network.

The next group of broadcast contracts, which began with the 2006-2007 season, resulted in a sizeable increase in total rights fees.

These were not "national" broadcast contracts since they were assembled through negotiations with individual teams to telecast games from their home parks.

It was worth millions in contributions, paraphernalia sales and a national broadcast contract with NBC.

How does one not only negotiate broadcast contracts but set value to them?

In the National Football League, by contrast, teams share equally from the league's national broadcast contracts.

With the largest broadcast contract by far, Fox's increase will be the smallest.

The original concept was to make 26 new anime episodes and canvass them for sale without any broadcast contract with TV stations.