American Football
ESPN returns to Arena Football League
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a multi-year deal, commencing in 2014, for the rights to indoor American football competition the Arena Football League.
DirecTV closing in on new NFL deal, report says
US satellite television provider DirecTV and American football league the NFL have agreed on a framework for negotiations to renew the company’s Sunday Ticket package of programming, according to the Reuters news agency.
Bell extends and expands NFL rights deal
Bell has extended and expanded a media rights deal for American football’s NFL that will allow the Canadian telecommunications company to show more games than ever before.
MEDIA RIGHTS: November 21 to December 4
Prosiebensat.1 touches down NFL rights extension
German commercial broadcaster Prosiebensat.1 has extended a rights deal for the NFL American football league’s Super Bowl and post-season playoffs.
Fox Deportes to create Spanish-language first for Super Bowl
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Deportes has signed a two-year deal with American football league the NFL under which the Super Bowl will be televised by a US Spanish-language channel for the first time.
NFL and MLB team up to support rights-holders’ Aereo battle
North America’s Major League Baseball and NFL American football leagues have threatened to move all their broadcast rights to pay-television if streaming service Aereo is deemed legal, according to a filing by the two organisations.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 24 to November 6
Media rights clips from 24 October 6 November
Dailymotion builds US content
NFL fits the bill for Dailymotion
FCC proposes end to US blackout rule
The US Federal Communications Commission, the country’s media regulator, has proposed the scrapping of the broadcast blackout rule, which blocks US sports events from being shown live on television in their local market if they fail to meet certain conditions, such as a specified level of ticket sales.
MTSU signs regional rights deal
US education establishment Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has agreed a deal with local state broadcaster MyTV30 for the local rights to 11 games featuring various teams from the university’s athletics department.
NFL weighing up Thursday Night Football options
American football league the NFL has confirmed it is investigating whether to auction broadcast rights for a new set of regular-season games on Thursday evenings, according to the Reuters news agency.
NFL touches down in Europe with Dailymotion deal
Video-sharing website Dailymotion has struck a deal with American football league the NFL to stream live coverage of games to viewers in France, Belgium and Switzerland for the remainder of the 2013-14 season.
NFL denies talk of Thursday Night Football expansion
American football league the NFL has denied a report that it is considering selling a US broadcast rights package for an additional set of Thursday evening games.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 26 to October 9
Media rights clips from 26 September to 9 October
NFL: Twitter deal will drive TV ratings
The NFL explains the thinking behind its ground-breaking deal with Twitter; exclusive interview with Hans Schroeder.
Hans Schroeder, senior vice president of media strategy, NFL
Interview with Hans Schroeder, senior vice president of media strategy of the NFL, on the American football league's deal with social media site Twitter.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 12 to September 25
Media rights clips from 12 September to 25 September