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Just last month, ESPN agreed to a deal to acquire NFL Network and NFL RedZone. In exchange, the NFL took a 10 percent equity stake in the network. At the ...
A SportsCenter anchor from 1996-2003 before jumping to NFL Network, Rich Eisen will return to ESPN's flagship program Aug. 18 as talk show also moves.
ESPN’s new college RedZone idea hits a major wall as FOX won’t share Big Ten or Big 12 rights. What’s behind the refusal?
When discussing the deal that will, if approved, give the NFL a 10-percent stake in ESPN, Commissioner Roger Goodell dangled ...
Pump the brakes on ESPN bringing the RedZone model to college football. After it was revealed that ESPN paid to license the ...
The possibility of a new college football RedZone channel being launched has hit a hurdle, according to a report from Front Office Sports.
ESPN would face several obstacles if the network attempted to launch a college football version of RedZone, and it sounds like at least one of them cannot ...
WWE reached a huge deal with ESPN to air their PLEs, which has led to plenty of thoughts, confusion, excitement … emotions! WWE and ESPN announced at the crack of 6 AM on August 6 that the two sides ...
The league isn’t content to be a ratings juggernaut for partners. As it takes equity in ESPN and Skydance, it's muscling into ...
The upshot: Pay-per-view has lost by knockout. Pay-per-month has won. Distributors would rather use UFC or WWE (or NFL or NBA ...
The NFL has entered into a nonbinding agreement with ESPN to acquire NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel, while the NFL will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN.
Frustration of not being able to watch 2pm Premier League games on a Sunday will soon be gone, with access to all that day’s ...