"Somewhat similar deals also happen with tv networks where they sign exclusive "distribution deals" with sports leagues and they share the money they get from tv commercials (the ads)."

Except the networks pay the leagues to broadcast games. With so-called "tech" companies, this is reversed. Google is paying Apple and Samsung so that no other search engine gets to be the pre-installed default.

Sports leagues do not pay TV networks in order to prevent other leagues from doing deals with the networks. But Google pays hardware manufacturers to be the pre-instaled default and exclude other search engines.