American Football

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.

American football league the NFL said Twitter attracted an average of 243,000 viewers to its livestream of the Thursday Night Football game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills, the first time the social media company has broadcast an NFL encounter.

North American sports broadcaster One World Sports has agreed a deal with digital sports media content company Whistle Sports to stream live coverage of American football games from the Ivy League US collegiate sports conference.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has launched a new mobile application to allow fans to access virtual reality coverage of the college American football game between Ohio State and Oklahoma on September 17.

Social media company Twitter has launched new applications on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One to allow users of the three services to stream its sports content free of charge.

North American sports broadcaster One World Sports has acquired rights to the China Arena Football League, the country’s first professional American football league.

Digital sports media company Perform Group has agreed a deal with the NFL to commercialise the American football league’s digital assets in Australia for the 2016-17 season.

China Arena Football League, the country’s first professional American football league, has struck a rights partnership with online video platform iQIYI ahead of its debut season.

BAMTech, the video technology business of MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media arm of Major League Baseball, has been approached by Twitter to support the social media platform’s coverage of the NFL American football league, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has extended a rights deal for the NFL American football league.