American Football
NFL posts highest opening ratings since 2016
The National Football League's viewership in the United States continues to have a strong start to the new season, recording its highest ratings across the first two weeks since 2016 with an average of…
XFL and USFL ‘in talks’ to merge spring football leagues
Professional American football leagues, the XFL and USFL, are looking to merge and create one unified alternative, spring football league
NFL opening weekend, college football score major US viewership
The return of the National Football League, combined with a strong slate of college games, drew major audiences across US television, including a record for Monday Night Football on ESPN
NFL sorts Sunday Ticket spat in US territories, wagering set to soar in new season
Pay-television operator DirecTV is to continue offering the out-of-market streaming service NFL Sunday Ticket in the United States territories of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, despite having lost…
CBS Super Bowl ad space sales hit ’90 per cent’, Nickelodeon plan considered
Paramount-owned CBS Sports is close to selling out its ad space inventory for the 2024 Super Bowl, the showpiece finale to the National Football League season.
Fanatics-Panini spat intensifies as NFLPA makes early change to trading card contract
The National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) has terminated its trading card contract with Panini and brought forward its exclusive agreement with Fanatics, further straining the relationship…
NFL’s Commanders signs Verizon as first major sponsor under new ownership
Verizon is the first major sponsor of the National Football League's Washington Commanders since the ownership takeover by Josh Harris was finalised last month
BeIN adds extra NFL programming in ‘multi-year’ French renewal
NFL action will continue to be shown in France by beIN Sports after the pay-television broadcaster struck a new deal that allows it to show extra programming
NFL Network, RedZone go D2C on NFL+
The National Football League is making its two cable channels, NFL Network and NFL RedZone, available in a direct-to-consumer offering on NFL+
CBS, Nickelodeon extend kid-friendly NFL broadcasts to Super Bowl
Paramount-owned CBS Sports and Nickelodeon have announced that they will broadcast a children-centric, family-friendly simulcast of next year's Super Bowl, marking the first time an alternative telecast…
NFL owners approve record $6bn takeover of Commanders, Snyder to pay $60m after investigation
The National Football League's owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders for a reported record $6.05bn (€5.4
Packers’ accounts reveal NFL revenue almost topped $12bn in 2022
The National Football League's shared revenue in 2022 rose to a record $11.98bn (€10.70bn), or $374.4m per team, up from $11.1bn ($347.3m per team) in the previous year.
Walker to lead Nolan Partners’ North American sports performance practice
Sports and entertainment executive search firm Nolan Partners has hired Darius Walker as partner to lead its Sports Performance Practice in North America – a role that includes executive searches for h…
Goodell: NFL to ‘contemplate’ sovereign investment
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league will "contemplate" investments from sovereign wealth funds
ELF secures Swiss exposure with CH Media deal
The European League of Football (ELF) will receive broadcast exposure in Switzerland for the first time after a deal was agreed with CH Media
Genius retains flagship NFL contract to 2028
Genius Sports has kept hold of one of its flagship contracts by extending its National Football League data and betting video rights deal until the end of the 2027-28 season
Free-to-air NFL coverage in France returns to M6
American football’s NFL has another new free-to-air broadcast home in France after M6 acquired the rights in a three-season deal.
CFL names FanDuel as first authorised gaming operator
Gaming company FanDuel has agreed a deal to become the first authorised gaming operator and official sportsbook partner of the Canadian Football League