Plans called for a "professional" 220-pound class tournament to be filmed at the same time, but the broadcast deal was for the college teams only.

The revenue loss to the two conferences potentially outweighed any possible gains from a new broadcast deal.

"We're making better broadcast deals."

Beginning in 1965, the American Football League signed a broadcast deal with NBC for airing of the league's games.

Internationally, the series has attracted a strong following, with broadcast deals spanning 120 territories.

Network TEN eneded its broadcast deal at the end of the 2012 season, stating it was "insignificant" for mainstream media and "not a premium sport".

Since then, small-station owners say, many bankers have been reluctant to back broadcast deals, which typically are highly leveraged and based on expected cash flow rather than assets.

He says he is confident that AMP TV has a good shot at winning a 24-hour broadcast deal.

A slower, more elaborate version of pool, snooker is at the center of a global broadcast deal.

BattleBots claimed a broadcast deal with Fox Television Studios, but no air date was announced and a later announcement confirmed cancellation.