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ESPN acquiring NFL Network, RedZone from NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell shares his excitement about ESPN's continued partnership broadcasting the NFL draft. (2:00)
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.
‘College Football RedZone’: 5 reasons the idea feels like a non-starter
“NFL RedZone” is my favorite TV show and has been since I first turned it on in 2011. Host Scott Hanson once gave my kid an on-air shoutout before the popular weekly “Touchdown Montage.” It’s among the most brilliantly executed TV shows in history, sports or otherwise, and I am among its many devoted fans who subscribe every fall.
ESPN acquiring the rights to the “RedZone” brand is a fun, exciting component of its larger blockbuster deal with the NFL, and I hope the network tries to be creative with it. Many people are discussing the idea of applying the show beyond the NFL and creating a “RedZone” for college football (or, let’s call it, “CFB RedZone”).
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NFL begins lobbying Congress on ESPN deal
The agreement between the NFL and ESPN is “non-binding,” because it is non-approved by the federal government.
The league has commenced the process of securing Uncle Sam’s blessing.
Via Reuters, the NFL has performed outreach to 30 different congressional offices. The lobbying effort includes discussing the terms of the deal and explaining how it will result in greater consumer choice.
(We’re not sure how ESPN owning and/or operating NFL Media assets and the NFL owning 10 percent of ESPN will result in greater consumer choice, but we’re not within the group the league is trying to lobby.)
The Department of Justice will review the arrangement. It likely won’t be approved, if at all, for at least a year. And the current administration remains a wildcard that will undoubtedly cause the NFL, ESPN, ABC, and Disney to: (1) make no sudden moves; and (2) think happy thoughts.
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