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.
SNL Kagan: NFL to get $110 billion from TV deals through 2032
The amount is more than double what broadcasters and streaming platforms paid under the prior TV rights agreement.
EDO: Football ads continue to deliver high returns for marketers, TV platforms
The NFL continues to deliver unrivaled value for advertisers, according to the latest installment of EDO's NFL TV Outcomes Report released this week.
Gray Media to use HDR for pre-season football game
Gray Media will deliver the first over-the-air television broadcast produced entirely in native High Dynamic Range (HDR) on Friday when it airs a pre-season football game involving the New York Saints.
ESPN to launch bundle with ESPN Unlimited, NFL RedZone
The bundle will be offered to football fans on September 3 at a price of $40 per month.
Gunman in New York City shooting spree was targeting NFL
A gunman who fatally shot four people at a New York City skyscraper on Monday was targeting the administrative offices of the NFL.
Report: ESPN nears deal to acquire parent of NFL Network, NFL RedZone
ESPN is nearing a deal to acquire NFL Media, including NFL Network and Red Zone, according to a report.
Study: Most sports fans watch live events on streaming platforms
The study released this week contradicts first- and third-party data from Nielsen and other measurement sources.
Gray Media to offer Carolina Panthers games in Spanish
Gray Media and the NFL’s Carolina Panthers have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will bring all three of the team’s 2025 preseason games live in Spanish to Telemundo audiences throughout the Carolinas.
Report: YouTube may present NFL game during Week 1
The Google-backed streaming video platform is favored to distribute a rare Friday NFL game during the league's opening weekend.
Hub: Sports fans open to non-gimmicky uses of data, AI during broadcasts
Sports fans like data and AI capabilities during live games, but only if it comes across as a genuine way to supplement the viewing experience, according to a new Hub Entertainment Research study.
NFL will stream Christmas Day game on Amazon’s Prime Video
Netflix and Amazon's Prime Video will share distribution rights to three National Football League (NFL) games played on Christmas Day, the league confirmed on Tuesday.
Hub: Streamers split on whether NFL makes Netflix more attractive
Streamers are near-evenly divided over wither Netflix's distribution of NFL games on Christmas made them more or less likely to subscribe or keep their memberships active.