American Football
NFL open to change for new Thursday Night Football deal
American football league the NFL has issued a request for proposal concerning its Thursday Night Football rights package, with the document reportedly outlining that a contract could be solely sealed by an online streaming provider for the first time.
ESPN adds Monday Night Football mobile rights to NFL coverage
US sports broadcaster ESPN has added live mobile streaming of Monday Night Football games to its coverage of the NFL American football league.
NBCUniversal expands NFL rights deal
US media company NBCUniversal has expanded its agreement with the NFL to cover mobile rights for the American football league’s Sunday Night Football games.
Verizon expands NFL rights under major new deal
US telco Verizon has sealed a multi-year extension to its partnership with the NFL, through which it will remain a rights partner and sponsor of the American football league.
Verizon set for NFL rights extension
US telecommunications company Verizon is set to seal an extended and amended rights deal with American football league the NFL, according to Bloomberg.
New OTT service to be called ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus will be the name of the international sports broadcaster’s new video-streaming service that will launch in spring 2018, Bob Iger, the chief executive of parent company Disney, confirmed yesterday (Thursday).
NFL heads to the movies in first-of-its-kind agreement
Canadian entertainment and media company Cineplex has claimed a first through a partnership with the NFL American football league that will result in games being broadcast live in cinemas throughout Canada.
Chicago Bears extend with local rights partner
NFL American football franchise the Chicago Bears has extended its deal with local broadcast rights partner Fox32.
Aneesh Madani, head of sports partnerships (Asia-Pacific), Twitter
On the back of Twitter's purchase of the IPL rights tender and its announcement of several sports streaming deals in Asia-Pacific, Aneesh Madani talks to TV Sports Markets about the social media platform's future strategy regarding sports rights in the region.
Compensation plan revealed for NFL’s Game Pass Europe
The providers of Game Pass Europe, the official live streaming service of American football league the NFL, have unveiled a 20 per cent discount to annual subscription fees as a means of compensation for the issues that have dogged the new-look service.
DAZN opens up NFL coverage in Canada
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has opened up its coverage of the NFL American football league in Canada by agreeing carriage deals with cable television providers Shaw and SaskTel.
European NFL fans set for compensation after Game Pass failings
The providers of Game Pass Europe, the official live streaming service of American football league the NFL, have said they will compensate customers after apologising for another weekend in which the platform was hit by major technical issues.
Fox Sports acquires NCAA rights in Italy
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has widened its coverage of US sports in Italy by acquiring rights to National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball and American football.
DirecTV offers Sunday Ticket refunds in wake of NFL protests
US satellite-television provider DirecTV is offering refunds for its NFL Sunday Ticket package to fans that are unhappy with the wave of protests that are sweeping through the American football league, according to multiple reports.
NFL signs Facebook content partnership
Social media platform Facebook has furthered its move into sports content by agreeing a multi-year global partnership with American football league the NFL.
NFL partners up with 15 Seconds of Fame
Technology and social media platform 15 Seconds of Fame (15SOF) has further strengthened its presence in the US sports market through a multi-year agreement with the NFL American football league.
NFL renews German deals early, increasing revenue almost 70%
The NFL has increased the value of its free-to-air deal in Germany with ProSiebenSat.1 by about 20 per cent, and looks set to double the value of its pay-television deal with DAZN.
DAZN provides assurances over NFL coverage in Canada
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has said problems surrounding its coverage of the NFL American football league in Canada have been mostly resolved.