Posted on 08/06/2025 10:18:29 AM PDT by V_TWIN
ESPN is acquiring the NFL Network and other National Football League media assets, including the linear rights to the league's popular RedZone channel, in a deal that will see the NFL get a 10% equity stake in the all-sports network, it was announced Tuesday night.
ESPN will also acquire the NFL's fantasy product and merge it into its existing platform, making ESPN Fantasy Football the official game of the NFL. In a separate deal, the NFL also agreed to license to ESPN other NFL content and intellectual property that will appear on the NFL Network and other assets.
The NFL Network will be owned and operated by ESPN, which will control the network's linear and digital rights. The NFL Network will be integrated into ESPN's upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming product, and it will continue to be available on traditional pay TV providers.
"By combining these NFL media assets with ESPN's reach and innovation, we're creating a premier destination for football fans," ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. "Together, ESPN and the NFL are redefining how fans engage with the game -- anytime, anywhere. This deal helps fuel ESPN's digital future, laying the foundation for an even more robust offering as we prepare to launch our new direct-to-consumer service."
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ESPN ruins everything.
Insane as the NFL enjoyed the NFL Network as they were able to control it and the broadcasting. No more
I’ve gotten to the point where I watch the Red Zone channel more than any other channel for NFL football, during the season, a lot of games come down to the last few minutes of the game, on the Red Zone you don’t miss a play because they will show multiple games at one time on a split screen.
If you wager on the NFL or play fantasy football the Red Zone channel is the way to go.
I just watch the YouTube highlights.
Interesting. Any chance this has to do with Disney difficulties?
I predicted PPV for the Super Bowl but not regular season games, but you’re probably correct.
Yeah, they’ve just about ruined the UFC.....Why Dana White got into bed with them is beyond me......I guess it’s all about the almighty dollar. Smh
“Always the dollars....always the f______ dollars.”
ESPN is filled with nasty, black-supremacy racists throughout the network.
And when it does, demand and the fans will go down also.
It’ll be a slow transformation.
Think frog in a pot of water metaphor.
Maybe superbowl first.....then later playoff games and finally regular season.
Or it could be the other way round......pre season first.
$1.6 billion dollars.
“ALL NFL games will be pay per view only. - It’s gonna happen.”
and that’s when the Golden Goose will die ... there are just so many other competing forms of entertainment, and folks have limited time and money for entertainment ... not to mention that NFL football has become even more boring than pro basketball, pro golf, pro baseball, and pro hockey ...
A Cautionary Tale is what the MLS did when they moved all their games to Apple TV. What a stupid move. You need as much exposure as you can get, and you basically price everybody out.
I play Fantasy Football on Draftkings, so I’m rooting for individual players not any particular team, although I pay more attention to the Jaguars.
**ALL NFL games will be pay per view only. - It’s gonna happen.**
I don’t think so. The NFL has been at the public trough for too long. People will not put up with it. Think Trump would allow it? What about the anti-trust rule that allows no competition?
**If you wager on the NFL or play fantasy football the Red Zone channel is the way to go.**
That’s like a baseball game with 9 designated hitters. It’s the ebb and flow that turns fans on.
Tour De France as well....NBC has a stranglehold on it and pretty much every stage was on peacock.
When will ESPN not only own The NFL network, but the NFL itself?
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