American Football
CFP announces dates for expanded playoff
The first College Football Playoff with 12 teams is set for 2024, with the first round featuring one game on Friday, December 20 and three games on December 21
NFL’s Tennessee Titans to get $760m in city bonds for new stadium
The National Football League's Tennessee Titans will receive $760m (€688m) in bonds to finance stadium development after the Metro Nashville City Council approved the public funding on April 26.
San Francisco 49ers launch environmental initiative backed by sponsors
The National Football League's San Francisco 49ers have announced the launch of 'Faithful to the Planet', a charitable initiative focusing on environmental projects and concerns
Disney ‘sold out’ of ad inventory for first day of NFL Draft
Disney has sold out of advertising inventory for the first day of the National Football League Draft, which will air on both ESPN and ABC across three days from April 27-29
Arena Football League names Leinen as COO
The Arena Football League, which is relaunching in 2024, has named former National Football League (NFL) executive Tracey Leinen as its new chief operating officer
M&T Bank extends stadium naming-rights deal with NFL’s Ravens to 2037
The National Football League's Baltimore Ravens have announced that M&T Bank is extending its naming-rights sponsorship for the team's stadium by 10 years, which will see the Ravens play their home games…
NFL hires Horizon as global media agency
The National Football League (NFL) has hired agency Horizon Media to lead its global media strategy, planning, activation and measurement
Harris ‘close to’ record $6bn purchase of Washington Commanders
Dan Snyder is nearing a sale of the Washington Commanders National Football League (NFL) franchise to a Josh Harris-led group for a record $6bn (€5.4bn).
NFL’s Browns, FirstEnergy end stadium naming-rights deal
The National Football League's Cleveland Browns and electrical utility company FirstEnergy Corp
New Orleans franchises hire EngageRM to drive fan engagement
The National Football League’s New Orleans Saints and National Basketball Association’s New Orleans Pelicans have entered into a three-year agreement with software company EngageRM.
Fanatics expands deal with NFL’s Browns, FirstEnergy Stadium
Fanatics has expanded its agreement with the National Football League's Cleveland Browns in a deal that makes the sports merchandise company the official retail partner throughout the Browns' FirstEnergy…
YouTube sets NFL Sunday Ticket prices
YouTube has announced its subscription details for the out-of-market streaming service NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone channels ahead of the 2023 NFL season
WNFC agrees non-exclusive DAZN global streaming deal
The Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) has agreed a non-exclusive global streaming deal with DAZN which will give fans around the world more access to the league.
Haslams staying ‘committed’ to renovating Browns’ stadium
Dee and Jimmy Haslam, owners of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns since 2012, have said they are still committed to upgrading the team's home stadium, FirstEnergy Stadium
NFL, RedBird announce Sunday Ticket commercial venues deal
The National Football League has announced a deal with RedBird Capital Partners to form a new media platform, EverPass Media, which will hold exclusive rights to distribute out-of-market package NFL Sunday…
Record $6bn bids made for NFL’s Commanders
Two groups have submitted $6bn (€5.5bn) bids for the National Football League's Washington Commanders, meeting the reported asking price of current owner Dan Snyder.
NFL’s Titans switching from Ticketmaster to SeatGeek
The National Football League's Tennessee Titans and Nissan Stadium have announced that they are switching their ticketing technology from Ticketmaster to SeatGeek in a multi-year deal that includes Titans…
NFL owners to vote on Goodell extension, flexible TNF scheduling
The annual meeting of National Football League franchise owners continues today (Monday), with an extension of league commissioner Roger Goodell's contract and flexible scheduling for Thursday Night Football…