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5 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1959
The AFL's proposal to split a single national TV contract equally among its teams was initially dismissed by the major networks before ABC accepted it.
“They go to the TV networks with this and each of the TV networks are like, oh, cool idea. But like, who cares about your league?”
1960
The AFL signed a five-year, $8.5 million league-wide TV deal with ABC before it had played a game.
“ABC signs a league-wide five-year TV rights deal with the American Football League for eight and a half million dollars over five years.”
1964
In 1964 the AFL signed a five-year, $37.5 million deal with NBC, a week after the NFL's second CBS deal.
“the very next week after Roselle and CBS announced their deal, the AFL and NBC announced that they've just signed a new five-year $37.5 million deal.”
1966
The AFL-NFL merger was announced on June 8, 1966, with a championship game between the leagues' winners starting that season and a single league from 1970.
“On Wednesday, June 8th, 1966, the merger agreement gets announced in a press release.”
1966
AFL franchises collectively paid the NFL owners $18 million over 20 years to join the league, far below the NFL's initial ask of $50 million per team.
“The AFL franchises did collectively pay the NFL owners $18 million to join the league.”
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