Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer have signed new television and media rights partnerships with ESPN, FOX Sports and Univision Deportes, reaching eight-year agreements with the networks to televise MLS and U.S. Soccer matches in the United States through the end of 2022. The deals are estimated to be worth a combined $90 million annually from 2015 to 2022. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/sports/soccer/tv-networks-bank-on-future-of-mls.html http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...ghts-partnerships-espn-fox-univision-deportes
Good deal for them. Giving the majority of America the opportunity to watch is vital to keep moving forward.