American Football
Big Ten package poised to move to Fox – report
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox is reportedly close to acquiring media rights for the collegiate sports championships of the Big Ten Conference, a deal that would signal the end of sports broadcaster ESPN’s current agreement for the complete rights package.
Arizona State settles IMG College dispute
US college Arizona State has settled its long-running dispute with the IMG College agency over the multimedia rights contract that previously existed between the two parties.
NFL won’t stream London games next season
The NFL American football league has opted against streaming live coverage of its three games in London next season.
NFL achieves ‘tri-cast’ goal with Twitter partnership
American football league the NFL has today (Tuesday) selected social media company Twitter as its exclusive partner to deliver a live over-the-top digital stream of Thursday Night Football games to a global audience across all devices and for free during the course of the 2016 regular season.
TV4 enhances coverage of Sweden’s Superserien
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has ramped up its commitment to American football in the country by agreeing an expanded rights deal for the domestic Superserien league.
NFL strikes programming partnership with Amazon
The NFL Films division of the American football league has partnered with internet company Amazon to form a new reality programming series, while commissioner Roger Goodell has reported strong levels of interest in the package of digital rights to its Thursday Night Football games.
Facebook set to bid for NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ rights – report
Social media website Facebook is set to bid for the online streaming rights to the NFL American football league’s Thursday Night Football package, according to Variety.
Watching Brief (Vol.119) Special Focus: American Football – Super Bowl
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences for Super Bowl 50
CBS targets NFL streaming rights for digital service
US network CBS is hoping to secure streaming rights for American football’s NFL for the coverage to be shown on its CBS All Access broadband service, according to the Variety magazine.
Thursday Night Football again brings gains for NFL
Increasing the value of its Thursday Night Football rights while dividing content once more illustrates the sheer power of the National Football League.
US ratings slip for Super Bowl 50
The CBS network’s coverage of Super Bowl 50 slipped in the ratings compared to the previous two editions of the NFL American football league’s championship game, but still registered as the third most watched event in US television history.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 21 to February 3
Media rights clips from January 21 to February 3
Tech giants line up for Thursday Night Football digital rights – report
Technology giants Apple, Amazon and Google, along with telecommunications firm Verizon, are in contention for the digital rights to the NFL American football league’s Thursday Night Football games, according to Variety.
CBS and NBC sign on for expanded Thursday Night Football, NFL seeks digital partner
American football league the NFL has struck new two-season deals for its Thursday Night Football rights package, continuing its partnership with CBS while also adding rival US network NBC as a partner as it seeks a digital contract for what it says will be a “unique tri-cast” model.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 17 to January 20
Media rights clips from December 17 to January 20
ESPN won’t bid for NFL’s Thursday Night Football – report
US sports broadcaster ESPN will not enter a bid for the NFL American football league’s Thursday Night Football package, according to a report.
Major League Football secures broadcast partner
American Sports Network, a subsidiary of US broadcasting company Sinclair Networks Group, has secured rights to the country’s new Major League Football (MLFB) spring American football competition.
NFL planning to live stream all London games, Apple and Google in contention for rights
American football league the NFL is planning to live stream all three International Series games scheduled to be played in London next season, with technology giants Apple and Google in contention for the rights, according to Reuters.