Canadian football League

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Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview David Nugent, co-founder and chief executive of Next League. Fisher and Russo also discuss Endeavor’s dramatic entry into Minor League Baseball, Genius Sports’ large-scale data rights and digital media pact with the Canadian Football League, and the diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympics by several nations.
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American Football
Data

Landmark deal will see global sports data provider powering the entire CFL digital infrastructure
American Football
Sports Betting

The Canadian Football League has announced a multiyear partnership with online sportsbook and casino brand BetRegal, which has been designated the league's official sports gaming partner
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview John Levy, theScore founder and chief executive. Eric and Chris also discuss the state of the National Basketball Association amid the ongoing 2021 Finals, the increasing role of ABC in Walt Disney Co.’s sports rights deployment, and the future of the XFL and Canadian Football League following their abandonment of a potential business collaboration.
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American Football
Governance

The Canadian Football League and XFL have put talks on hold over a potential partnership between the two leagues
American Football
Governance

The Canadian Football League will stage a reduced 14-game regular season in 2021, which will kick off on August 5 and culminate with the Grey Cup in Hamilton, Ontario on December 12, following a unanimous…
American Football
Governance

The Edmonton-based Canadian Football League team has officially announced that the Elks will be its new nickname
American Football
Governance

The Canadian Football League has pushed back the start of its 2021 season by almost two months to August 5 and reduced the regular-season schedule by 18 games to 14
Finance & Law

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Massimo Marinelli, chief executive of global investment company Aser Ventures. Eric and Chris also discuss the National Hockey League's landmark media rights agreement with The Walt Disney Co., the XFL's potential collaboration with the Canadian Football League, and a $40m investment round for prominent esports organization Envy Gaming.
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American Football
Governance

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
American Football
Governance

The Canadian Football League has abandoned plans to stage any sort of shortened season this year, and will instead focus its efforts to restarting play in 2021
American Football
Events

The Canadian Football League has provisionally selected Winnipeg to be its hub city for a planned shortened 2020 season in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
American Football
Licensing & Merchandising

The Edmonton-based Canadian Football League team will officially no longer be called the Eskimos following a review of the moniker, the franchise has confirmed
American Football
Governance

The Edmonton-based Canadian Football League franchise has decided to change its Eskimos nickname, according to multiple reports
American Football
Governance

The Canadian Football League is now hoping to stage a "shortened but meaningful season" from September amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, while the traditional Grey Cup Festival format has been changed
American Football
Governance

Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie has admitted that the "most likely" scenario for the league is to cancel the 2020 season as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
American Football
Finance & Law

The Canadian Football League is seeking C$150m in government assistance as a result of the "devastating" financial effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic