Anatomy of a Fox NFL Game: A Mini Profit/Loss

This season (the second of their six year contract) Fox will broadcast 115 NFL games, including Super Bowl XLII.  According to Profolio Magazine, Fox will "take in about $951 million in ad revenue" and the network estimates it will spend $7 million to produce each game.

Here’s how some of the expenses breakdown:

Per-game broadcast rights:  about $6.2 million (including pre/post season contests)
Travel costs for network personnel (33-50 people): $14,000
Meals for staffers: $3,000
Production trucks: $50,000-$65,000
Statisticians: $500
CableCam over-field camera: $45,000
CableCam transportation:  $10,000 to $15,000

Revenue:

Ad revenue per game (average, regular season): $5.5 million
Price of a 30-second commercial (average, regular season game): $73,000

Thanks to Portfolio Magazine and Willow Duttage for the stats, page 72 of this month’s issue.

I can’t locate a link to the NFL snippet but here are some cool, on-line Porfolio articles:

William Shatner’s fave Canadian fly-fishing spot.
TV for People Who Don’t Watch TV: Unlikely Investors Invest in Ovation
The World According to Mark Cuban
And finally:
How You and Your Firm Can Survive Almost Any Physical Disaster Unscathed