National Football League (NFL)
NFL hits out at AT&T over U-verse, DirecTV Now carriage talks
The NFL has hit back at US telco AT&T after the latter’s decision to remove the NFL Network and Red Zone channels from its U-verse TV and DirecTV Now platforms.
NFL looks to secure Sunday Ticket streaming partner
The NFL is looking to expand its Sunday Ticket package for out-of-market games beyond its exclusive deal with DirecTV and into the digital frontier
NFL considers Sunday-afternoon rights reshuffle – report
The NFL American football league, together with some of its US rights partners, is considering reworking its Sunday-afternoon packages, according to Variety
ESPN repairs NFL relations with Scouting Combine broadcast on ABC
ESPN's decision to broadcast two hours of the NFL Scouting Combine – a week-long showcase where college football players perform physical and mental skills in front of coaches, general managers and sc…
Low-scoring Super Bowl LIII leads to lowest TV ratings in 10 years
The lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history led to predictably low television ratings.
The New England Patriots' 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium averaged a 44
Alliance of American Football confirms NFL Network deal
A day after announcing a multi-platform broadcast deal with Turner Sports, the Alliance of American Football has confirmed a media partnership with the NFL Network
NFL championship Sunday delivers huge ratings for CBS and Fox
Sunday's NFL conference championship games resulted in massive ratings for CBS and Fox after they both went to overtime
CBS gaining more than $5m per 30-second Super Bowl ad
CBS is enjoying robust Super Bowl advert sales with a month to go before the NFL showpiece event. The network is receiving more than $5m (€4.4m) per 30-second spot.
NFL partners with Alibaba’s Youku to push content in China
The NFL and Alibaba have announced a digital partnership in China that will feature weekly content on Youku's sports channel.
Fortnite star Ninja to co-stream Twitch’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ coverage
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who is Twitch’s most popular live-streaming gamer, will provide play-by-play analysis of tonight's Thursday Night Football action on the Amazon Prime Video-owned channel.
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NFL ratings show green shoots of recovery
The NFL has reported a rise in domestic television ratings for the 2018 regular season so far, following two years of decline.
Through the first 12 weeks of play, the NFL said games are averaging 15.
ABC will join 2019 NFL Draft coverage
ABC will join sister Disney-owned channel ESPN and the NFL Network in providing live prime-time coverage of the 2019 NFL Draft
Amazon’s NFL viewing figures on the rise
Internet company Amazon has revealed that viewing figures for its coverage of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games have increased by 22 per cent this season.
Lions victory over Patriots helps NFL ratings continue resurgence
After last year's ratings dip, the NFL's audience figures continue to show signs of a resurgence following week 3 of the season.
On Sunday afternoon, the Cowboys-Seahawks match on Fox earned a 15.
DAZN acquires NFL rights in Italy
Streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive English- and Italian-language rights to the NFL in Italy, replacing pay-television broadcasters Fox and Mediaset
CBS to stream Super Bowl for free on mobile devices
US broadcaster CBS has announced plans to stream the Super Bowl for free across multiple platforms
‘Our model is about reach’ – NFL cautious over streaming rights
The NFL is taking a wait-and-see approach to the role that technology and streaming companies will play in future rights negotiations.
Eleven Sports adds NFL to Portuguese line-up
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has broadened its portfolio in Portugal by acquiring rights to American football league the NFL