The 5 Most Expensive TV Rights Deals

Over the last 10 years, sports has become the last bastion of television broadcasting that most viewers can't stream and won't record to watch later. Since fans prefer to watch live and therefore can't fast forward through commercials, sports TV rights is the diamond in the broadcasting rough — and both leagues and networks alike have taken notice. The result? The biggest and most well-heeled networks are paying record amounts to lock down broadcasting rights for years — or decades in some cases — becoming a part of history's biggest contracts.