Sports
TV Shows - English
It’s not official just yet, but ESPN and theNFL are close to sealing a deal that could shift the media landscape of pro football. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, ESPN is nearing an agreement to acquire NFL Media – and with it, both NFL Network and the wildly popular NFL RedZone.
This is no overnight development. Talks between the two giants started nearly four years ago and have ebbed and flowed ever since. But over the past 18 months, the momentum has picked up fast. Marchand reports that this is the closest the sides have come to putting ink on paper, and the NFL has already told team owners a vote on the deal could happen as early as August.
Molly Qerim apologizes to First Take viewers for showing old video of Cowboys training camp
A Strategic Touchdown for Streaming?
The timing makes perfect sense. ESPN is preparing to roll out a new direct-to-consumer streaming product later this fall, part of its broader “Next Era” initiative. Landing exclusive NFL content – including live games, 24/7 coverage, and the non-stop scoring blitz of RedZone – would instantly boost the new platform’s appeal.
This move also comes just ahead of a major milestone: ESPN is set to broadcast its first Super Bowl in 2027. With NFL Network and RedZone in the fold, ESPN would be able to offer fans a comprehensive, all-in-one football experience leading up to that historic broadcast.
Disney, ESPN’s parent company, has been vocal about shifting its business toward streaming. As CNBC reported earlier this year, CEO Bob Iger has emphasized that live sports will remain the backbone of the company’s future. Snagging NFL Media would be a big step in delivering on that strategy.
NFL RedZone, in particular, is a key piece of this puzzle. Known for its commercial-free coverage and addictive “seven hours of uninterrupted football,” RedZone has built a loyal following. Bringing it under the ESPN banner could drive massive subscription numbers.
Nothing is signed – yet. But if this deal goes through, it won’t just be about who owns the content. It could reshape the way fans consume football, and who controls the conversation around America’s biggest sport.
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
LIV Golf Indianapolis: Final Round Highlights | LIV on FOX
Video Details Check out the thrilling recap of the Final Round at LIV Golf Indianapolis, where top players including Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sebastian Munoz, and more battled it out. 24 MINS AGO・LIV Golf・49:58
Rahm clinches LIV Golf title in bizarre circumstances – as Poulter avoids relegation
Jon Rahm claimed his second successive LIV Golf individual championship despite losing in a playoff in the Indianapolis event, having earlier shot a career-best 60, and not winning a tournament all year.The Spaniard pipped Joaquin Niemann, who finished the week tied fourth, for the season-long title for the second successive year despite the Chilean player having won five times on the Saudi-backed tour in 2025. Rahm could not claim his first tournament win in 12 months, however, after suffering a second playoff defeat in as many weeks, this time to Colombia's Sebastian Munoz.After Rahm's final-round 11-under 60 at Chatham Hills had given him Sunday's clubhouse lead, Munoz - who on Friday had become the first player to score 59 with a double bogey - birdied the final two holes for a 65 to tie Rahm's 22-under tournament score.Munoz then won […]
Key questions ahead of the US Open in New York – live on Sky Sports
Welcome to our key questions ahead of this year's US Open tennis at Flushing Meadows in New York where we discuss Emma Raducanu's chances, Taylor Swift and line judges.Our team will be on the ground to bring you the very best action from this year's final Grand Slam event of the year, with the main draw starting on Sunday August 24. We ask the key questions ahead of this year's tournament at Flushing Meadows.When does it all start on Sky Sports? Image: Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Gigi Salmon and commentator Jonathan Overend will be at the heart of the action Coverage starts on August 24 and will be fronted by Gigi Salmon.An all-star line-up of tennis experts will join her, including Martina Navratilova, Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Naomi Broady, Marion Bartoli and Ryan Harrison. There will be contributions too from […]
Lequinto chasing seventh Windsor success
Windsor is our sole venue on Monday evening with eight competitive contests to look forward to, live on Sky Sports Racing...7.00 Windsor - Blue Anthem heads a field of eight in the feature Billy Loughnane will be hoping for a third victory aboard Blue Anthem in the Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap but he will need to find some improvement having been beaten three and a quarter lengths off this mark last time out. The top-weight Under The Twilight has hit a rich vein of form recently but a four-pound hike in the weights for her eye-catching second at Glorious Goodwood makes life a lot harder here.The ownership group The Horsewatchers enjoyed a big handicap success on Saturday in the Great St Wilfird, and will be hoping Sanat can continue their good run of form her here, and […]
O Siniakové v mixu na US Open je rozhodnuto. Turnaj pro vyvolené provází chaos
Organizátoři US Open se rozhodli pro radikální změnu. Klasický mix nahradí dvoudenní klání, které se uskuteční již během úterý a středy, tedy ještě několik dnů před startem samotného grandslamu. Hrát se budou zkrácené zápasy na dva vítězné sety do čtyř vítězných gamů bez výhod. Na klasických šest gamů, ale také bez výhod, se bude hrát jen finále.Změna formátu, jež šampionům garantuje milion dolarů, měla přilákat ty největší singlové hvězdy. Klíčovým ukazatelem pro přihlášení bylo pořadí v žebříčku dvouhry.„Takže vyhrát dva tituly na grandslamech v jednom roce nestačí k pozvání na tenhle ´exhibiční´ turnaj na US Open,“ reagoval na síti X dvojnásobný grandslamový šampion v mixu Jan Zieliński, jehož jméno v nabité soupisce chybí. „Díky, že jste nám sebrali možnost hrát a zajistili spravedlnost pro všechny,“ dodal Polák ironicky. Coby deblový specialista, který má ve dvouhře minimum bodů, si musí na účast v novém formátu mixu nechat zajít chuť.Ani […]
Raducanu, Draper to face each other in star-studded US Open mixed doubles
British number ones Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu will face each other in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles.The mixed doubles has been moved to before the main tournament on August 19 and 20, with one million dollars (£750,000) in prize money at stake for the winners of the 16-pair event. Draper will play with American Jessica Pegula after their original partners, Paula Badosa and Tommy Paul, both withdrew.With both inside the top five in the singles rankings, the pair have been handed the top seeding and will kick off their campaign against wild card pair Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your […]
Related
LIV Golf Indianapolis: Final Round Highlights | LIV on FOX
Video Details Check out the thrilling recap of the Final Round at LIV Golf Indianapolis, where top players including Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sebastian Munoz, and more battled it out. 24 MINS AGO・LIV Golf・49:58
Rahm clinches LIV Golf title in bizarre circumstances – as Poulter avoids relegation
Jon Rahm claimed his second successive LIV Golf individual championship despite losing in a playoff in the Indianapolis event, having earlier shot a career-best 60, and not winning a tournament all year.The Spaniard pipped Joaquin Niemann, who finished the week tied fourth, for the season-long title for the second successive year despite the Chilean player having won five times on the Saudi-backed tour in 2025. Rahm could not claim his first tournament win in 12 months, however, after suffering a second playoff defeat in as many weeks, this time to Colombia's Sebastian Munoz.After Rahm's final-round 11-under 60 at Chatham Hills had given him Sunday's clubhouse lead, Munoz - who on Friday had become the first player to score 59 with a double bogey - birdied the final two holes for a 65 to tie Rahm's 22-under tournament score.Munoz then won […]
Lequinto chasing seventh Windsor success
Windsor is our sole venue on Monday evening with eight competitive contests to look forward to, live on Sky Sports Racing...7.00 Windsor - Blue Anthem heads a field of eight in the feature Billy Loughnane will be hoping for a third victory aboard Blue Anthem in the Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap but he will need to find some improvement having been beaten three and a quarter lengths off this mark last time out. The top-weight Under The Twilight has hit a rich vein of form recently but a four-pound hike in the weights for her eye-catching second at Glorious Goodwood makes life a lot harder here.The ownership group The Horsewatchers enjoyed a big handicap success on Saturday in the Great St Wilfird, and will be hoping Sanat can continue their good run of form her here, and […]
Key questions ahead of the US Open in New York – live on Sky Sports
Welcome to our key questions ahead of this year's US Open tennis at Flushing Meadows in New York where we discuss Emma Raducanu's chances, Taylor Swift and line judges.Our team will be on the ground to bring you the very best action from this year's final Grand Slam event of the year, with the main draw starting on Sunday August 24. We ask the key questions ahead of this year's tournament at Flushing Meadows.When does it all start on Sky Sports? Image: Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Gigi Salmon and commentator Jonathan Overend will be at the heart of the action Coverage starts on August 24 and will be fronted by Gigi Salmon.An all-star line-up of tennis experts will join her, including Martina Navratilova, Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Naomi Broady, Marion Bartoli and Ryan Harrison. There will be contributions too from […]
O Siniakové v mixu na US Open je rozhodnuto. Turnaj pro vyvolené provází chaos
Organizátoři US Open se rozhodli pro radikální změnu. Klasický mix nahradí dvoudenní klání, které se uskuteční již během úterý a středy, tedy ještě několik dnů před startem samotného grandslamu. Hrát se budou zkrácené zápasy na dva vítězné sety do čtyř vítězných gamů bez výhod. Na klasických šest gamů, ale také bez výhod, se bude hrát jen finále.Změna formátu, jež šampionům garantuje milion dolarů, měla přilákat ty největší singlové hvězdy. Klíčovým ukazatelem pro přihlášení bylo pořadí v žebříčku dvouhry.„Takže vyhrát dva tituly na grandslamech v jednom roce nestačí k pozvání na tenhle ´exhibiční´ turnaj na US Open,“ reagoval na síti X dvojnásobný grandslamový šampion v mixu Jan Zieliński, jehož jméno v nabité soupisce chybí. „Díky, že jste nám sebrali možnost hrát a zajistili spravedlnost pro všechny,“ dodal Polák ironicky. Coby deblový specialista, který má ve dvouhře minimum bodů, si musí na účast v novém formátu mixu nechat zajít chuť.Ani […]
Raducanu, Draper to face each other in star-studded US Open mixed doubles
British number ones Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu will face each other in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles.The mixed doubles has been moved to before the main tournament on August 19 and 20, with one million dollars (£750,000) in prize money at stake for the winners of the 16-pair event. Draper will play with American Jessica Pegula after their original partners, Paula Badosa and Tommy Paul, both withdrew.With both inside the top five in the singles rankings, the pair have been handed the top seeding and will kick off their campaign against wild card pair Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your […]
Be the first to leave a comment