American Football

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL

The NFL American football league has appointed Mary Ann Turcke, a former executive at Canadian telecommunications company Bell Media, as president of digital media and the NFL Network.

The IMG agency has signed a four-season extension to its in-flight rights deal with the NFL American football league.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL

The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl triumph on Sunday attracted the smallest audience in the US for the NFL American football showpiece for four years.

The Denver Broncos NFL American football franchise has teamed up with technology provider Laduma to offer a virtual reality service.

American football league the NFL is fully committed to its much-criticised Thursday Night Football franchise, according to commissioner Roger Goodell.

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.