National Football League (NFL)
NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
The National Football League has solidified its domestic media rights distribution well into the next decade and reaffirmed its position as the pre-eminent programming in all of American television, regardless…
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games
Super Bowl LV shows ratings erosion
The National Football League’s Super Bowl LV on CBS Sports drew an average American viewing audience of 96.4
CBS Sports eyes robust Super Bowl ratings
CBS Sports is expecting robust viewership for its coverage of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LV on February 7, despite a significant disruption to group viewership patterns due to the ongoing C…
CBS Sports readies advanced production for Super Bowl LV
CBS Sports is introducing several unprecedented production elements for the National Football League’s Super Bowl LV on February 7, including new camera positions aided by the event’s restricted attendance.
NFL Divisional playoff ratings slide 7 per cent
American television ratings for the National Football League’s Divisional round of the postseason averaged 30.6
NFL game on Nickelodeon proves to be substantial hit
Last weekend’s push by the National Football League and CBS Sports to engage younger audiences proved to be a substantial hit, as the specially designed production of a Wild Card playoff game on Nickelodeon g…
NFL ends 2020 regular season down 7 per cent in ratings
The National Football League, which battled a series of operational challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic throughout its 2020 regular season, ended the schedule down 7 per cent in domestic television…
NFL sets slate for “Super Wild Card Weekend”
The National Football League has finalized the schedule for its first-ever “Super Wild Card Weekend,” the opening component of its expanded 14-team playoffs.
NFL ‘poised to generate’ more than $100bn in new domestic rights deals
The National Football League is poised to generate more than $100bn (€82bn) in a series of new long-term domestic television rights deals, further highlighting just how powerful the sports property is t…
Fox CFO suggests network could drop NFL Thursday package
Fox Corp. could elect to drop its Thursday night rights package with the National Football League if bidding becomes too high, the company’s chief financial officer said.
Supreme Court rejects NFL, DirecTV appeal in Sunday Ticket suit
The United States Supreme Court has announced it won’t hear an appeal by the National Football League and satellite-television provider DirecTV to avoid a proposed class-action antitrust lawsuit accusing t…
Amazon picks up streaming rights to NFL Wild Card game
Online retail and streaming giant Amazon is continuing to expand its presence within the National Football League, securing rights to stream one of the league's two newly formed Wild Card playoff games,…
NFL rights fee falls in France in beIN renewal
The National Football League has seen a fall in its media-rights income from France in the 2020-23 cycle driven by a decline in the value of its deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN, SportBusiness Media understands.
Amazon plans enhanced features for Thursday night NFL streaming
Online retail and video streaming giant Amazon is rolling out a series of new features and original programming for the October 8 start of its Thursday Night Football streaming for the National Football…