Doesn’t the NFL make more money from TV contracts than actual ticket sales?
>>Doesn’t the NFL make more money from TV contracts than actual ticket sales?<<
It appears so. This seemed to be the best take I could find: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/062515/how-nfl-makes-money.asp
When you wade through the morass of numbers it is pretty clear that TV is most of the NFL revenue — tickets are only about 8% of the revenue stream.
Will people watch teams play to empty stadiums? Well, if you ask Oakland, Detroit, DC and Tampa I guess the answer is “yes.”
tons- i am in the business and can tell you NFL owners don’t care if they play in half full stadiums this season as the TV ratings would be off the charts...there are a lot of teams who lose money on home games as the stadium costs more to run than the revenue brought in...its all about the TV $$$
Wouldn’t doubt it...can you imagine the “make up for lost gate revenue” plan.....ads between every snap and streaming all over the TV screen during play...even worse than what we already get...