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I don't think the Levitt Report was ever re-calculated and re-issued, if that's what you mean. There would not be much point in it, since the numbers going forward are all that matters at this point.
No, I know the Levitt report itself was never adjusted nor re-issued. I recall seeing some newspaper reports that took into account all revenue sources and amounts per the requirements of the new CBA, then retroactively applied that to what was reported as revenue in the Levitt report. I guess I'll have to hunt around for that, but I thought the figures were in the $2.2-2.3 B range.
When you say "NBC", I assume you mean ABC? The hit was $42.5 million, assuming the ABC/ESPN and VS deals are evenly distributed in their respective terms of payment (which might very well be an incorrect assumption).
Thanks for the link. I also found this TSN.ca article via About.com that reviews the TV deals as they stood before the lockout. Yes, NBC offered the new revenue sharing deal after ABC declined to renew [I incorrectly referred to ABC as NBC].. And as you know, VS was selected over the ESPN offer after the lockout.
Excerpts from TSN (pre-lockout):
"The NHL's two-year deal with NBC is the same type of revenue-sharing agreement the network has with the Arena Football League. NBC will take the first chunk of income from advertising to cover production expenses, the NHL takes the next chunk and the two split additional revenue equally."
"It seems unlikely the league will recoup the $120 million US a season it made under the five-year, $600-million deal that expires with ABC/ESPN after the Stanley Cup final."
"As for cable, the league's new deal with ESPN also announced Wednesday is reportedly a one-year $60-million agreement for the 2004-05 season with ESPN also holding a two-year option worth $70 million a year for 2005-06 and 2006-07."
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