American Football
NFL’s Jaguars sign local rights deal
NFL American football franchise the Jacksonville Jaguars has agreed a new multi-year local broadcast rights deal with independent television station WJXT-TV Channel 4.
DirecTV and NFL extend negotiating window for Sunday Ticket rights
DirecTV and American football league the NFL have extended their exclusive negotiating period to renew the US satellite television provider’s exclusive rights to the Sunday Ticket package of programming, according to the company’s chairman and chief executive Mike White.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 30 to February 12
Media rights clips from January 30 to February 12
CBS pounces for NFL Thursday night rights package
US network CBS has been awarded the rights for a new Thursday night package of NFL American football games.
Fox attracts record audience for Super Bowl
US network Fox said that its coverage of the Super Bowl NFL American football championship game on Sunday attracted an average of 111.5 million viewers to set a new all-time audience record for a television programme in the country.
NFL to launch customisable digital service
American football’s NFL is to launch a new online service called NFL Now that will allow fans to tailor content, including highlights of games, to focus on their favourite teams and players.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 16 to January 29
Media rights clips from January 16 to 29
Fox Sports and Facebook enhance Super Bowl presentation
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has expanded its partnership with social media website Facebook for its live coverage of the NFL American football Super Bowl game on Sunday.
NBC Bay Area commits to 49ers coverage in broad deal
Regional US broadcaster NBC Bay Area, operated by the NBCUniversal media company, has agreed to show at least 400 hours of programming per year dedicated to the San Francisco 49ers as part of a broad agreement with the NFL American football franchise.
Bids submitted for NFL Thursday games
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and the Fox and CBS networks have submitted bids for the rights to show as many as eight Thursday night NFL American football games, according to the Reuters news agency.
NFL seeking simulcast strategy for new rights package
American football league the NFL is seeking to adopt a simulcast strategy for its new package of Thursday night games, according to multiple US media reports.
Aereo case to head to US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case brought by several US networks against television streaming service Aereo.
NFL invites bids for Thursday night games
American football’s NFL has invited broadcasters to bid for a new package of rights comprising Thursday night games.
NFL teams sidestep risk of playoff blackouts
NFL American football teams the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals avoided local television blackouts of their weekend play-off games after businesses stepped in to purchase remaining blocks of tickets to ensure stadia were sold out.
Fox Sports to restrict live streaming of NFC play-offs
US pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will stream live coverage of the Super Bowl NFL American football championship game on February 2 for free, but will restrict online coverage of the National Football Conference (NFC) post-season to subscribers of selected pay-television operators, according to media news publication Variety.
CBS to set streaming first with NFL postseason coverage
US network CBS has announced it will live stream its coverage of the NFL’s American Football Conference play-offs through its CBSSports.com website for the first time.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 5-18 December
Media rights clips from 5 to 18 December
NFL vows to challenge FCC’s bid to end ‘blackout’ rule
American football’s NFL “will strongly oppose” a proposal by US regulators to scrap the so-called ‘blackout’ rule that blocks sports events from being shown live on television in their local market if they fail to meet a specified level of ticket sales.