American Football

Virtual reality provider LiveLike has linked up with the Fox network to offer highlights of this Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl American football game in the format.

Canadian pay-television broadcaster CTV has said Super Bowl LI, the showpiece game of the NFL season, will be broadcast on a triple-simulcast basis for the first time as the American football league said it has raised the issue of a contentious ruling by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission with the newly-formed US government.

The OpenTV software subsidiary of digital security company Kudelski Group has filed a lawsuit against the NFL in relation to the American football league’s live streaming and related video services.

Virtual reality production studio Mandt VR has entered into a partnership with NFL American football franchise the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The NFL American football league suffered an eight per cent year-on-year drop in US television viewership during its 2016 regular season, according to data obtained by ESPN.com.

Chinese social network Sina Weibo has struck a deal to stream live coverage of NFL American football games.

American football league the NFL has moved to relax its new in-game video and social media rules for individual teams following a backlash from franchises and fans.

The NFL has signed a partnership with virtual reality technology provider Voke to create VR highlights of the American league.

US network CBS has agreed a deal with the NFL American football league to add live coverage of games to its ‘CBS All Access’ streaming service.

The NFL American football league has continued its virtual reality drive by partnering with VR broadcast technology company NextVR.

American football league the NFL is assessing its approach to advertising during game broadcasts amid ongoing concerns over a fall in ratings, according to a senior executive.

The NFL has expanded a partnership with internet giant Google to allow viewers around the world to watch content from the American football league in virtual reality.

CBS chairman and chief executive Les Moonves has said the US network is working on a deal with American football league the NFL to stream games on its over-the-top platform, CBS All Access.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has shrugged off concerns over falling television ratings, stating his belief that the American football league hasn’t lost viewers.

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has extended a rights deal with the NFL American football league in the Nordic region.

NFL American football teams the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles yesterday (Sunday) staged thinly veiled protests against the league’s new social media rules.

The NFL will this week impose fresh restrictions on the videos its teams can post to social media, according to a report by US sports broadcaster ESPN.

Digital sports media content company Whistle Sports has secured a social media-focused partnership with American football league the NFL.