American Football
Goodell to announce 2020 NFL Draft picks from his home basement
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell will reveal the selections of the 2020 NFL Draft first round from his home in Westchester County, New York, as part of a “fully virtual” event.
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NBC, CBS to broadcast extra NFL wild-card games after owners approve expanded playoffs
National Football League team owners have voted to approve the expansion of the league's playoffs from 12 to 14 teams for the 2020 season
NFL, NBA offering fans free previews of subscription digital products
The National Football League and National Basketball Association announced they will offer free previews of their subscription digital products to fans free of charge amid the absence of any live sports…
XFL TV ratings fall below one-million mark for first time
In a potentially worrying landmark for the XFL, domestic television ratings for the spring-season American football league fell below the one-million mark for the first time over the weekend
NFL faces challenge to grow linear, OTT revenues in key non-US markets
The NFL League is at a pivotal moment in its distribution of media rights outside the US. Deals in two of the league’s most important overseas territories, the UK and China, are up for renewal. The league is also thought to be looking for a new partner for its rights across Europe.
Browns extend local broadcast deal with News 5
The National Football League’s Cleveland Browns have reached a long-term contract extension with News 5 in which the local Northeast Ohio broadcaster will remain the team’s official flagship station for…
XFL adds Sportradar to portfolio in data agreement
XFL, the new American football league that launched at the weekend, has continued its commercial activity by agreeing a deal with sports data and content company Sportradar
Chargers sign local broadcast deal with CBS 2 Los Angeles
The National Football League's Los Angeles Chargers have signed a multi-year local broadcast partnership with CBS 2 Los Angeles
XFL to be broadcast on TSN in Canada
The revamped XFL is furthering its international reach by securing a deal with Canadian broadcaster TSN.
TSN will be covering all the regular-season games plus the play-offs during the 2020 season
Super Bowl ratings up slightly but fail to draw 100m linear TV viewers once again
Fox Sports' broadcast of Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers averaged 99
FanCode acquires NFL streaming rights in India
Indian online sports platform FanCode has acquired streaming rights for the NFL in a multi-season deal with the American football league
NFL conference title games take unexpected ratings dip
Collective audience is smallest since 2009, bucking season-long audience improvement for league
College Football Playoff title game draws nearly 26m US viewers
Both title game, entire playoff series shows audience growth
NFL generates 7-per-cent US ratings boost during Wild Card weekend
First weekend of playoffs continues audience gains for the league shown during the regular season
NFL finishes 2019 regular season up 5 per cent in US ratings
Audience boost is second in a row after two years of decline, and comes despite poor team performance in top three markets
CBS Sports draws huge rating for Cowboys-Bills holiday clash
Thanksgiving Day matchup between Dallas and Buffalo is most-watched NFL regular-season game in three years
Fox Sports garners season-best college football audience with Ohio State-Michigan
Resumption of classic Big 10 rivalry is big draw for network
Fox sells out Super Bowl LIV advertising inventory months before kick-off
US broadcast network Fox has announced it has already sold out all its advertising inventory for Super Bowl LIV, which is scheduled to take place at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on February 2, 2020