Broadcast & Streaming · 1d ago · US
NFL Network’s Europe Games Average a Record 6.9M in First ESPN Season
NFL Network games this season also stream on the ESPN app.
American football tech news
Broadcast & Streaming · 2d ago · US
More variety in top CFB audiences as NBC’s Miami-Notre Dame wins week ten
The following article "More variety in top CFB audiences as NBC’s Miami-Notre Dame wins week ten" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. In a less dominant season for the “SEC on ABC” and FOX “Big Noon Saturday,” other networks are topping the viewership charts more often. Saturday’s…
Analytics & AI · 2d ago · AU, US
College Football All-22 Film Is Available for 100+ Teams, Finally
College football fans have long been starved for access to all-22 game film, silent clips of plays shot at high angles for coaches to study. “The lack of college all-22 film in 2026 is stupid and maddening,” ESPN commentator Kevin Clark wrote online this spring. Now, a feast arrives. Sports tech…
Broadcast & Streaming · 3d ago · US
The College Football Playoff Will Expand to 24 Teams in 2027; ESPN Secures Rights to 12 Additional Games
The College Football Playoff is officially doubling in size, and ESPN will remain its exclusive media rights partner as the postseason expands from 12 to 24 teams beginning with the
Broadcast & Streaming · 8d ago · US
Verizon Details Network Upgrades and Connected Tech Across the 2026 NFL Season
Verizon, an official NFL partner since 2010, has outlined its network and connected-technology work for the 2026 NFL season, spanning officiating, coach communications and stadium connectivity for fans. Since the
News · 9d ago · US
WNBA Finals Game 7 among league’s most-watched games
The following article "WNBA Finals Game 7 among league’s most-watched games" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The WNBA Finals ended with one of the league’s largest audiences and delivered cable’s top sports audience of a college football Saturday. Saturday’s Dream-Valkyries WNBA Finals…
Broadcast & Streaming · 13d ago · US
Ratings Roundup: Brewers’ Clincher, Record NBA Tip-Off, Chiefs-Seahawks Hits Primetime Season-High
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent ratings news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, with the World Series, the NFL, college
Broadcast & Streaming · 29 Oct 2026 · US
Playmaker HQ Builds Out Player-Driven NFL Slate, Moves Bomani Jones Into New NYC Studio
Jameis Winston and Willie Colon are among current and former players hosting programs added to the company’s roster Playmaker HQ has rolled out a full slate of new football programming
M&A · 27 Oct 2026 · FR, GB, US
Pay Dirt: ESPN on Taking up the Reins for the NFL Production of Games in London and Paris Throughout October
ESPN’s deal to acquire the NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the NFL RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators was given the regulatory nod in February
Broadcast & Streaming · 27 Oct 2026 · FR, GB, US
New York, London, Paris: How the NFL’s Comms Infrastructure is Adapting to Life on the Road
As the NFL continues to expand its roster of international games, so the need for technology that can be easily transported across the globe becomes ever-more important. For the league,
Broadcast & Streaming · 27 Oct 2026 · AU, BR, DE
Rock ‘n’ Roll: NEP on Bringing a Little Slice of Americana to Europe with the NFL International Tour
NEP has been working across all NFL International Series games over the last two months, from Australia and Brazil to the UK and mainland Europe. NEP Australia was on hand
Broadcast & Streaming · 27 Oct 2026 · AU, FR
Sheer Scale: Giving the NFL International Series all the Production Toys it Wants with NEP
The Stade de France played host to the NFL International Series’ first-ever game in France last weekend on 25 October. The NFL now occupies a prominent place on the international
Broadcast & Streaming · 26 Oct 2026 · US
NBC Sports’ Ian Kuchta on the Growing Complexity of Sports Transmission and the Importance of Network Redundancy
How does NBC Sports manage transmission operations for the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and NBA All-Star Game all in the same month? At SVG TranSPORT 2026 in New York City,
Broadcast & Streaming · 26 Oct 2026 · US
FOX Sports To Broadcast Big Noon Kickoff and FOX NFL Sunday From West Point and Annapolis for Veterans Day Weekend
FOX Sports will mark Veterans Day weekend with two days of NFL and college football pregame coverage from the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States
News · 26 Oct 2026 · Global
Behind The Mic: Troy Aikman to be Free Agent Following Super Bowl LXI as Negotiations Continue
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s
Broadcast & Streaming · 22 Oct 2026 · US
U2 To Headline Halftime Show at NFL Thanksgiving Eve Game on Netflix
U2 will perform at halftime of the NFL Thanksgiving Eve Game on Netflix, celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. The game, the first NFL Thanksgiving football to start a night early,
Broadcast & Streaming · 21 Oct 2026 · US
News: Hawks-Prime Video, MLB Network, ESPN and more
The following article "News: Hawks-Prime Video, MLB Network, ESPN and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The Atlanta Hawks ink a local streaming deal with Prime Video; MLB Network is canceling “Intentional Talk” after 16 years; and ESPN introduces an animated alternate broadcast for…
Broadcast & Streaming · 20 Oct 2026 · US
ESPN Is Bringing Its ‘Funday Football’ Animated Alternate Broadcast Series to Super Bowl LXI, and This Time It’s ‘Star Wars’ Themed
The Force will be strong with ESPN on Super Bowl Sunday. ESPN, Lucasfilm, Disney, and the NFL are teaming up to deliver the first-ever fully-animated alternate telecast of a Super
Broadcast & Streaming · 16 Oct 2026 · US
NFL average viewership pulls ahead of last year
The following article "NFL average viewership pulls ahead of last year" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. After digging a rare double-digit hole in Week 1, NFL viewership has now pulled ahead of last year through Week 5. NFL regular season windows were averaging 18.8 million viewers across…
Broadcast & Streaming · 15 Oct 2026 · US
NFL Media Chief Hans Schroeder Talks Fragmentation, ESPN-NFL Network Deal, and Potential for Early Rights Opt-Out
At sports-media summit, he describes the success of the one-year-old agreement as ‘phenomenal’ With NFL games now airing on CBS, FOX, ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, Prime Video, Netflix, and NFL
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