The AFL could confirm a new monster TV rights deal worth around $2 billion as early as Tuesday.
Channel Seven and Foxtel appear set to stay the league's broadcasters in a deal that might run for six years.
Under the new deal, the grand final will probably remain a day game despite a long-running push from broadcasters for it to be played at night.
The AFL's new deal will start in 2017 and run for at least five years.
The league struck the current five-year, $1.25 billion agreement less than a year before it started in 2012.
The new agreement comes a week after the NRL confirmed a new four-year agreement with the Nine Network.
The rugby league deal has accelerated negotiations for the AFL rights.
Nine's $925 million deal with the NRL will involve four free-to-air games per week.
The NRL hopes its total broadcast rights deal will be worth around $1.7 billion once a pay TV deal is reached.
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