by Milton Kent | Mar 21, 2021 | NFL, Sports Business, Sports Media
The ink is barely dry on the massive media rights deal inked Thursday between the NFL and ABC/ESPN, CBS, Fox, NBC and Amazon, but it’s not too soon to look at the big picture and ramifications from the contracts. Here are three takeaways from the pact, which runs...
by Joe Lucia | Mar 19, 2021 | NFL, Sports Business, Sports Media
On Thursday, the NFL announced their latest round of TV deals, a series of decade-plus long pacts with existing rightsholders CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, and Amazon, netting the league $10 billion in revenue per season. There is a lot to unpack in all of the TV deals, but...
by Josh Katzowitz | Feb 16, 2021 | NFL
Even four days after the fact, it still seems hard to believe that the Texans and star defensive end J.J. Watt parted ways so suddenly, shaking up the city of Houston, the AFC South and the entire NFL. Unsurprisingly, 12 teams reportedly are interested in signing the...
by Josh Katzowitz | Feb 12, 2021 | NFL
Now that Super Bowl LV is complete, Patrick Mahomes is done peeling himself off the turf, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have made their (hopefully socially distanced) reservations for Disney World, and maskless Buccaneers fans have celebrated in the streets, it’s time...
by Scott Lewis | Feb 10, 2021 | NFL, Sports Business
First came the Obama spot. Then came the Deflategate commercial, followed by the Mike Tyson commercial. This year – the GOAT commercial. In each case, Michael & Son, the family-owned plumbing and heating company based in Alexandria, VA, has continued to set the...
by Chris Stoner | Feb 5, 2021 | NFL, Q&As / Podcasts
I was joined by Mike Tanier / Pro Football Network to preview the Super Bowl. Topics Discussed: – These teams faced each other just two months ago, Mike’s primary takeaways from that game… – KC will be without both of their starting OTs…...