Fox Nabs Rights To Two Extra NFL Video games; Says No Pressure With League

CEO Lachlan Murdoch stated Fox has acquired proper to 2 extra common season NFL video games.

The primary is probably going a world sport from Munich in week 10, giving the broadcaster a triple header that Sunday. The second might be a Saturday sport in Week 15, Murdoch introduced on a convention name with analysts after quarterly earnings.

“I believe the necessary notice to take right here is that right here is not any pressure with the NFL. We’ve got been companions for 30 years. We’re wanting ahead to being companions for the following 30 years,” he stated.

Fox has 4 years left on its present deal. “We’ve learn the hypothesis that the NFL wish to renegotiate and lengthen the present offers which might be within the market, however we’ve had no substantive discussions with the NFL about that. So, it’s exhausting, other than what we’ve learn within the press, round hypothesis, round that [and] I wouldn’t need to add it to that hypothesis,” he added when pressed by analysts concerning the relationship.

“We’d prefer to broaden and deepen our relationship with the NFL, however we’ll solely achieve this in a disciplined manner [that] creates long run shareholder worth.”

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