National Football League (NFL)

The National Football League and Walt Disney Co. have partnered with vintage T-shirt company Junk Food Clothing to create a capsule collection ahead of next week's NFL Draft.

League to significantly expand its presence in podcasting

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Abbott, Major League Soccer president and deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss National Football League’s recent trio of official sports betting partnerships, the developing effort of former Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez to buy the National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves, TrillerNet’s acquisition of combat sports-focused media company FITE, and rising tension between US media networks and Nielsen Media Research.

Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel designated official sports betting partners

The National Football League has announced a multiyear partnership with US global technology company Cisco, which has been designated an official technology partner of the NFL.

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jahm Najafi, chief executive of The Najafi Companies and vice chairman of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent deal in which venerable trading card entity The Topps Co. will become a public company, the continued growth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), New York state enacting mobile sports betting, and the emergence of Genius Sports following its landmark agreement to acquire National Football League data rights.

League gains warrants for 22.5 million shares in addition to rights fees

Sister of NFL team's controlling owner petitions court for sale of equity stake

League gets equity in London-based sports data and technology firm

Schedule expansion is the league's first since 1978

New format to feature each team at least once every eight years

Long-planned schedule expansion part of current labor deal

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ken Goldin, founder and chairman of New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent fundraising round for sports merchandising giant Fanatics and venue naming rights deals in Miami, Florida, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and further unpack the National Football League's landmark set of domestic media rights agreements.

SportBusiness' US Editor looks at the National Football League's recent domestic rights renewals, and how despite a sharply enlarged focus on streaming platforms, the agreements show the league and its linear broadcast partners still need one another

Alistair Kirkwood is stepping down as managing director of NFL UK after two decades in the role

After being forced to stage a fully virtual Draft last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Football League will return to a sense of normality by allowing a limited number of prospects, media…