American Football
NFLPA invests in sports streaming challenger
NFL extends Snapchat partnership
Eleven Sports signs US-focused partnership with FloSports
BeIN Sports retains NFL rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights deal in France for American football league the NFL.
49ers first team to sign up to NFL streaming venture
The San Francisco 49ers NFL American football franchise will set a league first by live streaming each of its four 2018 preseason games via its official website.
CBS adds mobile rights to NFL partnership
US network CBS has expanded its rights deal with the NFL American football league to take in live streaming rights on mobile devices.
ESPN Deportes scores Super Bowl rights
Spanish-language sports broadcaster ESPN Deportes has struck a deal to show next season’s NFL American football Super Bowl in the US.
CBS Sports Network extends Navy rights deal
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has extended a rights deal with the Navy for 10 years, through to the end of the 2027-28 season.
DAZN extends NFL rights deal
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sport media company Perform, has extended its rights deal with American football league the NFL in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Amazon renews NFL Thursday Night Football rights
The NFL has renewed an exclusive digital-streaming deal with internet company Amazon for the American football league’s Thursday Night Football package.
Arena Football League targets fan engagement with new partnerships
The Arena Football League has signed a host of new rights partnerships which are designed to enhance the game experience for fans of the indoor American football league.
Twitch partners with fan-led American football league
Social video platform Twitch has agreed a rights deal with the Fan Controlled Football League, an innovative new indoor American football league which is set to launch in the US next year.
CBS Sports to support new American football league
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has agreed a deal to broadcast live coverage of the new Alliance of American Football competition.
YouTube, Twitter and Amazon in contention for Thursday Night Football rights
Video-sharing service YouTube, social media platform Twitter and e-commerce and media company Amazon are all in contention for the digital streaming rights package being marketed by American football league the NFL for its Thursday Night Football property, according to multiple reports.
A new day for Fox as it bets big on Thursday Night Football
Fox’s acquisition of broadcast rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football package is the first step in the US media group’s rebuilding project after many of its assets were sold to Disney.
NBC claims streaming record as Super Bowl fails to fire in TV ratings
NBC’s television coverage of Super Bowl LII, the annual finale to the NFL American football league’s season, failed to ignite in the ratings stakes, but the US network has claimed Sunday’s game represented the biggest domestic sports streaming event to date.
Fox Sports bolsters NFL portfolio with Thursday Night Football deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed a five-season deal for rights to the Thursday Night Football package marketed by American football league the NFL.
Fox closing in on Thursday Night Football deal – reports
US media company 21st Century Fox is poised to enhance its American football coverage by acquiring rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football package, according to multiple reports.