National Football League (NFL)

Indian media company Multi Screen Media (MSM) has acquired rights for American football’s NFL in a four-year deal, from 2014-15 to 2017-18.

US satellite television provider DirecTV has said that it expects to seal an extension to its key rights deal with the NFL American football league by the end of the year.

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, has said the media regulator will vote on September 30 on a proposal to end the ‘blackout’ rule that blocks certain sports events from being shown live on television in their local market if they fail to meet a specified level of ticket sales.

American football’s NFL has appointed the IMG agency to distribute media rights in parts of Asia.

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has extended its rights deal for the NFL in Brazil through the 2016 season of the American football league.

NFL American football franchise the Pittsburgh Steelers have launched a new HD video product offering team-produced content to fans for free.

American football league the NFL is in talks to expand the video content provided through its partnership with the Amplify platform of social networking website Twitter.

Online streaming service Aereo has suspended its operations following last week’s ruling by the US Supreme Court that it breaches the copyright of major sports leagues and their broadcast partners.

US satellite television company Dish Network has said it would be interested in bidding for the NFL American football league’s Sunday Ticket package if rival operator DirecTV fails to extend its rights deal.

American football’s NFL has agreed rights deals with pay-television broadcaster ESPN across Australia and New Zealand and commercial broadcaster Seven in Australia.

NFL American football franchise the Minnesota Vikings have stepped up their efforts to secure a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion team for their new stadium by agreeing a partnership with the Relevent Sports agency.

Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet has expanded its Thursday Night Football rights deal with American football league the NFL and has launched a new live streaming service.

American football league the NFL has sealed carriage deals with the Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Kindle Fire digital platforms for NFL Now, a new online service that will launch in August ahead of the 2014-15 season.

US sports broadcaster ESPN will televise its first NFL Wild Card Playoff game during the American football league’s 2014 season.

The NFL has no intention of shifting to a pay-television only model in the future, according to Brian Rolapp, chief operating officer of the American football league’s NFL Media division.

NFL American football franchise the Jacksonville Jaguars has agreed a new multi-year local broadcast rights deal with independent television station WJXT-TV Channel 4.