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.
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.
Rumors swirl of NFL tie-up with Apple over Sunday Ticket package
Apple executives met with the NFL Commissioner earlier this month, fueling speculation over NFL Sunday Ticket.
NFL may launch dedicated football streaming service
The NFL is in the preliminary stages of developing its own streaming television service, according to a report.
YouTube TV to stream Thursday NFL games in ultra high-def
YouTube TV will offer subscribers with its 4K Plus add-on ultra-high def access to Thursday night National Football League games.
Streaming audio platform TuneIn to offer live NFL games
The simulcasts will be available to listeners with a TuneIn Premium subscription, which costs $10 a month or $100 a year.
Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald to debut show on SiriusXM
Football stars Tom Brady and Larry Fitzgerald are the newest stars to be signed by SiriusXM Pandora.
Hulu adds NFL Network, RedZone to live TV lineup
Hulu has added two new football channels to its live television service.
Football will stream on Amazon earlier than expected
Amazon will begin streaming Thursday Night Football games in 2022, one year earlier than expected.
NFL goes big on streaming’s future with new broadcast distribution deals
The NFL ended months of anticipation when it announced news broadcast and cable distribution deals that cover television rights to its football games.
Fox may drop Thursday Night Football
The network may focus its financial efforts on Sunday afternoon games instead, an executive said.