American Football
NFL set to make 17-game regular season official
Long-planned schedule expansion part of current labor deal
Snyder secures $875m deal to buy out Washington Football Team minority partners
Dan Snyder has secured a deal to buy out three minority partners at Washington Football Team, putting an end to the bitter ownership battle that has rocked the National Football League franchise in the…
Caesars poised to land Saints’ Superdome naming rights in $200m deal
US gaming giant Caesars Entertainment is reportedly poised to secure the naming rights to the New Orleans Saints' Superdome in a $200m, 20-year deal
Eric Fisher | NFL media deals show growing interdependence of league, broadcast networks
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
Kirkwood to step down as NFL UK managing director
Alistair Kirkwood is stepping down as managing director of NFL UK after two decades in the role
2021 NFL Draft to include select in-person prospects, fans
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…
NFL ‘seeks’ over $100m a year for its data rights
After locking in its domestic media rights until 2033, the National Football League is now reportedly looking to secure over $100m per year for its data rights that are provided to sports betting companies.
NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
Set of five landmark pacts nearly double league's annual US media rights
NFL sets 2021 salary cap at $182.5m per team
Decrease of 8 per cent, while partially reflecting pandemic, is less than feared
XFL puts 2022 relaunch on hold to discuss potential CFL partnership
The Canadian Football League and XFL have entered into formal talks to "work together to identify opportunities for the leagues to collaborate, innovate, and grow the game of football
Chiefs strike field naming rights deal with GEHA
Insurer expands its tie to NFL team in decade-long venue pact
WFT to unveil new team identity next year
NFL franchise solidifies intended timetable for rebranding process
Notre Dame sitting out EA game revival until NIL rules clarified
Swarbrick, Kelly give strong support to greater player NIL rights
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games
FCF posts strong metrics in opening weekend
League official app briefly tops sports category in Apple App Store
Chapek: Disney’s NFL rights bid must ‘make sense’
CEO signals some price sensitivity for upcoming negotiations with the league
Sampson Yimer | US sports fans at tension point on return to live events
Last weekend’s NFL Super Bowl highlighted the tension point between the return of fans to live sporting events and the dangers inherent in that return. Sampson Yimer, vice-president, sponsorship consulting at Momentum Worldwide, looks at the pros and cons, backed by the agency’s proprietary study on fan sentiment.
Rootes resigns as Texans president
Longtime executive had been with team for essentially its entire history