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Netflix joins NFL streaming party with Christmas Day offering
Netflix has made its first move into live American football and struck its first agreement with a major sports league, today (Wednesday) announcing a three-season deal with the NFL
NFL seeks greater year-round engagement through NFL+
While maintaining its linear dominance, the NFL is increasingly focusing attention on NFL+, its direct-to-consumer streaming service which has just completed its second regular season.
NFL networks net bumper audiences from Christmas Day fixtures
The National Football League's (NFL) Christmas Day triple-header was a television ratings success, attracting average viewership of 28.7 million
NFL Game Pass lands on Primetime Channels in UK, Germany following DAZN deal
The NFL Game Pass direct-to-consumer service is to be made available as a Primetime Channel on YouTube in both Germany and the UK following a deal struck between DAZN and the Google-owned streaming giant
IMG reprises role as NFL rights sales agent in European, Asian markets
IMG has been awarded a three-year contract to exclusively manage the National Football League’s media rights in over 30 countries across Europe and Asia from 2024 onwards.T
Genius unites in-play betting, data visualisations in NFL video streams
Genius Sports is to leverage its landmark betting video and data rights contract with the National Football League by launching streams that allow customers to place bets within a live video player and…
Pricing, viewing features outlined as NFL Game Pass launches on DAZN
DAZN Group has today (Friday) officially launched the NFL Game Pass direct-to-consumer digital service on its platform globally, providing full details of the pricing structure and features
NFL hires Horizon as global media agency
The National Football League (NFL) has hired agency Horizon Media to lead its global media strategy, planning, activation and measurement
NFL to face class action over Sunday Ticket prices
A U.S. judge has ruled that the National Football League must face a $6bn (€5.6bn) class action lawsuit alleging the league unlawfully limited the amount of games shown and drove up the cost of its Sunday Ticket package.
First free-to-air Super Bowl coverage in Nigeria in SportyTV deal
NFL fans in Nigeria will be able to enjoy free-to-air access to the Super Bowl for the first time after SportyTV acquired rights to this year’s game.
NFL reaps benefit of growing fandom in DACH with RTL and DAZN deals
The NFL is understood to have more than doubled its media rights income in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, capitalising on intense competition amid the league's snowballing popularity across the region.
NFL secures increase in Sweden and Finland with TV4 Media deal
TV4 Media’s deal spans the current 2022 season, which started on September 8, and ends with the season-ending Super Bowl in February 2025.
Brazil’s RedeTV follows Super Bowl coverage with long-term NFL deal
Commercial broadcaster RedeTV has struck a three-year deal with the National Football League for free-to-air rights to the American football league in Brazil
ITV lands NFL free-to-air rights in three-year contract
Commercial broadcaster ITV has secured a three-year deal for free-to-air rights to the National Football League in the UK and Ireland, from 2022 to 2024
Apple dips a toe with MLB but has plans for NFL cannonball
Apple’s first foray into sport may appear similar to Amazon’s low-cost experimentation, but the tech giant plans to accelerate into a wide-ranging premium sports strategy.
Screach to screen NFL in Polish commercial premises
Screach, the live sports streaming and advertising platform built specifically for commercial venues, has secured an agreement with the National Football League to deliver content in Poland
NFL and Twitter announce multi-year extension
The National Football League and social media platform Twitter have announced a multi-year partnership extension, which includes a commitment to produce 20 exclusive content features on live audio feature…
O2 acquires NFL rights in Czech Republic, Slovakia from Network4
Pay-television broadcaster O2 has acquired rights to the NFL in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and will make content available via Digi Slovakia’s Premier Sport channel.