Just hours before the 2011 NFL season kicks off, the ESPN and the NFL announced a new eight year extension for
Monday Night Football that runs from 2014 to 2021 and most notably to us, includes a provision for 3D broadcast rights. The new deal covers items from new studio programming (beginning this season) to availability of games on the
WatchESPN mobile app to the Pro Bowl we still won't watch. According to the
LA Times, the pricetag for ESPN -- before it's passed on to the cable / satellite company and eventually ends up on your bill in a rate increase -- is around $1.9 billion per season, up from $1.1 billion previously. While this should help quell ideas that
ESPN 3D might be axed after its
removal from U-verse, the bad news is it could still be a ways off, as we're told 3D broadcasts are expected when the extension takes effect in 2014. Sadly, 3D early adopters are probably used to waiting, with unbundled retail availability of
Avatar still pending for 2012, this is just one more item to add to your calendar.
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