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# Skydance may shed sports rights as $6.6B tab, $80B debt collide with NFL talks
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/skydance-may-shed-sports-rights-as-6-6b-tab-80b-debt-collide-with-nfl-talks/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:22:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T18:39:28.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports Skydance holds at least 36 sports-rights deals worth over $6.6 billion yearly, and sources say it’s weighing cuts to Big Ten football, NASCAR and the French Open, worth $515 million combined, ahead of pricier NFL talks.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Lesley Goldberg, The Ankler: Skydance's 36 sports deals financial strain

**Why it matters.** If Skydance drops mid-tier rights like NASCAR and the French Open, rival bidders and streamers gain a fresh shot at properties that had been locked up under one owner.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Lesley Goldberg*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-lesley-goldberg/) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/david-ellison-has-36-sports-deals-he-cant-afford-what-goes-first/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*