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The NFL and NFLPA have begun discussion on expanding the regular season to 18 games. Plus: Netflix looks to CBS or Fox for Christmas games.| Sports Media Watch
The following article "Pitaro: ESPN willing to listen if other leagues seek to replicate NFL deal" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. ESPN has not ruled out future deals like the arrangement it recently struck with the NFL, but they would have to “make business sense,” network chairman Jimmy Pitaro said at an event Thursday. Speaking at the BofA 2025 Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference, Pitaro said that ESPN’s deal with the NFL to acquire NFL Network […] Visit S...| Sports Media Watch
The following article "NFL addresses concerns about media stakes impacting strategy, rights" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The NFL’s equity stake in Paramount and pending 10% stake in ESPN will not impact how the league thinks about distribution or utilizes its rights, a league executive said Tuesday. NFL EVP/media distribution Hans Schroeder said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday that the league will maintain “an arm’s length” in future negotiations with […] ...| Sports Media Watch
The NFL and NFLPA have begun discussion on expanding the regular season to 18 games. Plus: Netflix looks to CBS or Fox for Christmas games.| Sports Media Watch
