National Football League (NFL)
NFL, Cinedigm sign extension for Super Bowl film distribution
The National Football League and entertainment company Cinedigm have extended their distribution deal for the annual Super Bowl film and future NFL Films catalogs
Netflix to air docuseries on NFL quarterbacks
Netflix has announced its first partnership with the National Football League in which the streaming service will air a docuseries on NFL quarterbacks
Super Bowl draws near-record 113m viewers on Fox platforms
Super Bowl LVII drew 113 million viewers across all Fox platforms, making the game the third-most watched television show of all time in the United States
Ten former NFL players sue Goodell, disability board over denied claims
Ten former National Football League players have filed a lawsuit against commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's disability board, claiming that the league violated federal law in denying them disability…
Milestone for legalized sports betting as Arizona hosts Super Bowl LVII
Super Bowl LVII, which is being staged between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, will make its mark as the first National Football…
Verizon named NFL’s coach-to-coach communications carrier
Verizon and the National Football League have agreed a five-year deal that makes Verizon the coach-to-coach communications carrier across all 30 NFL stadiums
Genius Sports launches free-to-play NFL games for international fans
Genius Sports and the National Football League have expanded their partnership in an effort to engage with international fans by launching several free-to-play games
DAZN strikes 10-year global deal to distribute NFL Game Pass
The National Football League and DAZN Group have reached a 10-year agreement to distribute the NFL Game Pass direct-to-consumer digital service around the world beginning with the 2023 season
Fox sells out Super Bowl LVII ads as crypto firms bow out
Fox has sold out all of its Super Bowl LVII advertising inventory ahead of the National Football League's showpiece game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in…
NFL to launch apparel line with Drake’s OVO
The National Football League and Canadian rapper Drake's apparel brand October's Very Own (OVO) have announced a collaboration that will feature NFL-licensed apparel of select teams
NFL confirms two regular-season games in Germany in 2023
The National Football League has confirmed it will stage two regular-season fixtures in Germany for the first time during the 2023 season, with the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots the designated…
Bears new president Warren says ‘sole focus’ is new stadium
Kevin Warren, the new president of the National Football League's Chicago Bears, says that the franchise's "sole focus" is building a new stadium in Arlington Park.
The Bears signed a $197.2m (€193.2
TCL looks to expand US reach with NFL pact
Consumer electronics brand named league's official TV partner
NFL’s Pro Bowl Games skills format announced
Ahead of the first edition of the revamped Pro Bowl Games, the National Football League announced the eight skills competitions in which players from the American Football Conference and National Football…
Start of Amazon’s ‘TNF’ helps lead to dip in NFL viewership
League finishes the 2022 regular season down slightly in domestic viewership, but several linear networks posted audience gains
Len Perna on shaping the next wave of sports industry leadership
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Len Perna, chairman and chief executive of TurnkeyZRG. Fisher and Russo also discuss the National Football League’s handling of governance matters surrounding the life-threatening, on-field injury of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, ownership changes within Candy Digital, Cristiano Ronaldo’s historic signing with Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr, Vince McMahon’s return to operational control of World Wrestling Entertainment, and John Henry’s leadership of Fenway Sports Group.
NFL will not complete suspended Bills-Bengals game
League now looking at potential neutral-site staging of AFC Championship Game
NFL reviewing multiple schedule options for Bills-Bengals game
New date after the rest of the regular season, and a cancellation, remain on the table