National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football association based in New York City. The NFL comprises 32 clubs divided among two conferences, which itself is split among eight divisions.
Telecast rights to NFL games are held by the Walt Disney Company (ESPN, ABC), Comcast Corporation (NBC), Paramount Global (CBS), Fox Corporation and Amazon’s Prime Video. National radio broadcasts are offered by Cumulus Radio’s Westwood One.
The NFL also distributes games through its own standalone streaming app called NFL Plus, with out-of-market games aired on CBS and Fox affiliates available through YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket package.
NFL postpones ‘Monday Night Football’ after player injury
The NFL says the remainder of Monday Night Football between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills has been postponed.
Google awarded rights to NFL Sunday Ticket for YouTube
As expected, Google has been announced the winner of the NFL Sunday Ticket package, starting with next year's football season.
DirecTV looks to cancel Sunday Ticket RedZone
DirecTV will likely cancel its long-running Sunday Ticket RedZone channel as the rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package head to Google.
NFL Sunday Ticket likely headed to Google’s YouTube
Google has emerged as the front-runner for the National Football League's out-of-market package, NFL Sunday Ticket.
Apple pulls out of NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations
Apple is no longer pursuing digital rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package, according to reports.
SiriusXM pulls Brett Favre show amid welfare scandal
Satellite radio service SiriusXM has pulled a show hosted by Brett Favre after he was linked to a welfare scandal in Mississippi.
Verizon offers customers discounted NFL Plus subscription
Verizon is offering some customers of its wireless phone service a discount on the NFL's new streaming service.
Amazon streaming Thursday Night Football games on Twitch for free
Amazon's gaming service Twitch is streaming Thursday Night Football games for free as part of a multi-year deal with the National Football League.
NFL Plus sees confusion, complaints among subscribers
Some customers though the service was similar to NFL Sunday Ticket, while others said they weren't able to watch games that were part of their package.
Streaming ushers in a wide, confusing world of live sports on television
For sports fans, having live games spread across broadcast, cable and streaming has made for a chaotic television viewing experience.
TuneIn inks global distribution deal for NFL game audio
TuneIn has clinched the global audio streaming rights to live NFL games, the companies announced this week.
DirecTV to simulcast Amazon’s Thursday football for businesses
DirecTV says it has reached an agreement with tech giant Amazon to simulcast Thursday Night Football games for its business clients.