American Football
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games
FCF posts strong metrics in opening weekend
Start-up American football property Fan Controlled Football enjoyed a strong debut with its February 13 start of play, as it the league’s official mobile app was the most-downloaded sports app on the A…
Super Bowl LV shows ratings erosion
The National Football League’s Super Bowl LV on CBS Sports drew an average American viewing audience of 96.4
ProSieben to broadcast European League of Football, nets strong Super Bowl audience
German commercial broadcaster ProSieben has acquired exclusive rights to the new European League of Football gridiron football competition
CBS Sports eyes robust Super Bowl ratings
CBS Sports is expecting robust viewership for its coverage of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LV on February 7, despite a significant disruption to group viewership patterns due to the ongoing C…
CBS Sports readies advanced production for Super Bowl LV
CBS Sports is introducing several unprecedented production elements for the National Football League’s Super Bowl LV on February 7, including new camera positions aided by the event’s restricted attendance.
NFL ‘poised to generate’ more than $100bn in new domestic rights deals
The National Football League is poised to generate more than $100bn (€82bn) in a series of new long-term domestic television rights deals, further highlighting just how powerful the sports property is t…
Sport1 expands rights deal with Germany’s American football league
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended and expanded an agreement with the German Football League (GFL) and will cover up to 15 games from the American football competition in 2021
Southern Conference secures six-year extension with ESPN, ESPN+
The Southern Conference has reached a new six-year domestic media-rights agreement with ESPN and streaming service ESPN+ through the 2025-26 academic year
NFL rights fee falls in France in beIN renewal
The National Football League has seen a fall in its media-rights income from France in the 2020-23 cycle driven by a decline in the value of its deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN, SportBusiness Media understands.
Fox Sports strikes multiyear media rights deal with The Spring League
US network Fox Sports has signed a multiyear media-rights deal with professional developmental American football league The Spring League
NFL Network, NFL RedZone return to Sling TV and Dish after carriage dispute
NFL Network and NFL RedZone have been restored to US satellite television service Dish Network and its over-the-top offering Sling TV after NFL Media and Dish Network reached a new carriage agreement.
Eleven retains NFL rights in three European countries, beIN renews in France
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained its rights to the National Football League in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
NBCUniversal plans broad promotional blitz for NFL opener
NBCUniversal is planning a company-wide media and marketing blitz on September 10 to support to the start of the 2020 National Football League season, happening that night on NBC Sports with the network’s c…
Verizon creates communal experience for live NFL streaming
Verizon Media, along with subsidiary media entity Yahoo Sports, is debuting for the upcoming National Football League season a new co-watching experience designed to aid communal viewing of games during…
CBS Sports’ NFL ad sales hold steady amid pandemic
Sean McManus, CBS Sports chairman, said the network’s advertising sales for the upcoming National Football League season are on pace with last year, despite the global economic hit from the Covid-19 p…
NFL lands free-to-air exposure in France in late L’Équipe deal
L'Équipe, the Amaury Group-owned free-to-air digital terrestrial channel in France, has acquired rights to show a weekly match from American football’s National Football League.