Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2025 9:45 pm
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Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
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Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:29 pm
Never watch it.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:42 pm
I love it...If you play FF you'd love it. I have it on one TV or Laptop while watching another game .
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:11 pm
This is gonna make my dad mad.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:11 am
Especially when they launch it on their new 29.99 streaming service.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:41 am
I wonder if it will be separated from the NFL Sunday Ticket? Currently you can get The Ticket with or without Red Zone.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 8:21 pm
Who knows at this point. I currently subscribe to ESPN+ for 12$ a month just to watch the NHL....
Fans getting squeezed .
Fans getting squeezed .
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 8:41 pm
ESPN will also acquire the NFL's fantasy product and merge it into its existing platform, making ESPN Fantasy Football the official game of the NFL. In a separate deal, the NFL also agreed to license to ESPN other NFL content and intellectual property that will appear on the NFL Network and other assets.
The NFL Network will be owned and operated by ESPN, which will control the network's linear and digital rights. The NFL Network will be integrated into ESPN's upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming product, and it will continue to be available on traditional pay TV providers.
"By combining these NFL media assets with ESPN's reach and innovation, we're creating a premier destination for football fans," ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. "Together, ESPN and the NFL are redefining how fans engage with the game -- anytime, anywhere. This deal helps fuel ESPN's digital future, laying the foundation for an even more robust offering as we prepare to launch our new direct-to-consumer service."
ESPN platforms will also license three additional NFL games per season, giving it a total of 28. NFL Network will continue to show seven games per season, with some games shifting to NFL Network from ESPN's original schedule. Dates and games were not announced. All of the ESPN-owned games will air on linear and ESPN's direct-to-consumer platform.
According to a joint statement, ESPN will own broad rights to RedZone, including the trademark, and continue to distribute the channel to pay TV operators. The NFL will continue to own, operate and produce the RedZone channel and will keep the rights to distribute it digitally.
The league will also continue to own and operate some of its media businesses, including NFL Films and NFL.com.
"Today's announcement paves the way for the world's leading sports media brand and America's most popular sport to deliver an even more compelling experience for NFL fans, in a way that only ESPN and Disney can," Robert A. Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement. "Commissioner Goodell and the NFL have built outstanding media assets, and these transactions will add to consumer choice, provide viewers with even greater convenience and quality, and expand the breadth and value proposition of Disney's streaming ecosystem."
"Since its launch in 2003, NFL Network has provided millions of fans unprecedented access to the sport they love," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Whether it was debuting Thursday Night Football, televising the Combine, or telling incredible football stories through original shows and breaking news, NFL Network has delivered. The Network's sale to ESPN will build on this remarkable legacy, providing more NFL football for more fans in new and innovative ways."
In May, ESPN announced its streaming service will launch in early fall with a $29.99 per month price point and will keep the linear network's name -- ESPN.
The direct-to-consumer service will allow users to get all seven of ESPN's domestic linear networks in addition to ESPN on ABC and several other streaming options.
ESPN is 80% owned by ABC, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and 20% by Hearst.
The agreements between ESPN and the NFL are subject to approval from NFL owners and government regulators.
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The NFL Network will be owned and operated by ESPN, which will control the network's linear and digital rights. The NFL Network will be integrated into ESPN's upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming product, and it will continue to be available on traditional pay TV providers.
"By combining these NFL media assets with ESPN's reach and innovation, we're creating a premier destination for football fans," ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. "Together, ESPN and the NFL are redefining how fans engage with the game -- anytime, anywhere. This deal helps fuel ESPN's digital future, laying the foundation for an even more robust offering as we prepare to launch our new direct-to-consumer service."
ESPN platforms will also license three additional NFL games per season, giving it a total of 28. NFL Network will continue to show seven games per season, with some games shifting to NFL Network from ESPN's original schedule. Dates and games were not announced. All of the ESPN-owned games will air on linear and ESPN's direct-to-consumer platform.
According to a joint statement, ESPN will own broad rights to RedZone, including the trademark, and continue to distribute the channel to pay TV operators. The NFL will continue to own, operate and produce the RedZone channel and will keep the rights to distribute it digitally.
The league will also continue to own and operate some of its media businesses, including NFL Films and NFL.com.
"Today's announcement paves the way for the world's leading sports media brand and America's most popular sport to deliver an even more compelling experience for NFL fans, in a way that only ESPN and Disney can," Robert A. Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement. "Commissioner Goodell and the NFL have built outstanding media assets, and these transactions will add to consumer choice, provide viewers with even greater convenience and quality, and expand the breadth and value proposition of Disney's streaming ecosystem."
"Since its launch in 2003, NFL Network has provided millions of fans unprecedented access to the sport they love," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Whether it was debuting Thursday Night Football, televising the Combine, or telling incredible football stories through original shows and breaking news, NFL Network has delivered. The Network's sale to ESPN will build on this remarkable legacy, providing more NFL football for more fans in new and innovative ways."
In May, ESPN announced its streaming service will launch in early fall with a $29.99 per month price point and will keep the linear network's name -- ESPN.
The direct-to-consumer service will allow users to get all seven of ESPN's domestic linear networks in addition to ESPN on ABC and several other streaming options.
ESPN is 80% owned by ABC, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and 20% by Hearst.
The agreements between ESPN and the NFL are subject to approval from NFL owners and government regulators.
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https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45 ... uity-stake
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2025 8:43 am
Disney Buying NFL Network, NFL Getting 10% Stake in ESPN
The long-rumored sale of the NFL’s core media assets to Disney for a financial stake in ESPN is official, ESPN announced Tuesday evening ahead of parent company Disney’s 2025 third-quarter earnings results on Wednesday.
ESPN is acquiring NFL Network and the rights to distribute NFL RedZone to pay TV operators, in a deal the respective sides announced as “non-binding.” The NFL will continue to own RedZone and retain digital rights. ESPN is also taking over NFL Fantasy Football and will merge it with ESPN Fantasy Football.
The NFL gets a 10% ownership stake in ESPN.
The league is also holding onto NFL Films, NFL.com, the NFL Podcast Network, the NFL FAST Channel, and the websites of the league’s 32 teams.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval, and if approved, it likely won’t take effect until at least the 2026 football season.
The sweeping agreement has the potential to remake the landscape of sports media and create a new template for leagues to own a piece of their TV/streaming partners.
As part of the pact, ESPN will get an additional three NFL games per season to air on NFL Network.
Taking control of NFL Network and the league’s fantasy football business, with the ability to weave in sports betting, amounts to a major coup for ESPN. All of those assets shape up as extra selling points for ESPN’s first direct-to-consumer platform, launching this fall for $29.99. The league gets to exit the crumbling cable TV business, which it entered with the 2003 launch of NFL Network.
The long-rumored sale of the NFL’s core media assets to Disney for a financial stake in ESPN is official, ESPN announced Tuesday evening ahead of parent company Disney’s 2025 third-quarter earnings results on Wednesday.
ESPN is acquiring NFL Network and the rights to distribute NFL RedZone to pay TV operators, in a deal the respective sides announced as “non-binding.” The NFL will continue to own RedZone and retain digital rights. ESPN is also taking over NFL Fantasy Football and will merge it with ESPN Fantasy Football.
The NFL gets a 10% ownership stake in ESPN.
The league is also holding onto NFL Films, NFL.com, the NFL Podcast Network, the NFL FAST Channel, and the websites of the league’s 32 teams.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval, and if approved, it likely won’t take effect until at least the 2026 football season.
The sweeping agreement has the potential to remake the landscape of sports media and create a new template for leagues to own a piece of their TV/streaming partners.
As part of the pact, ESPN will get an additional three NFL games per season to air on NFL Network.
Taking control of NFL Network and the league’s fantasy football business, with the ability to weave in sports betting, amounts to a major coup for ESPN. All of those assets shape up as extra selling points for ESPN’s first direct-to-consumer platform, launching this fall for $29.99. The league gets to exit the crumbling cable TV business, which it entered with the 2003 launch of NFL Network.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:56 am
I read all this, but I have no idea what it really means or what changes are on the horizon.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:43 pm
Disney keeps growing
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:55 pm
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:57 pm
You and all the rest of us brother...sand beneath our feet....RickRyb wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:56 am I read all this, but I have no idea what it really means or what changes are on the horizon.
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:29 pm
Mickey will rule the world!
Re: Redzone Now Is In The ESPN Family
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:43 pm
Steaming is such a farce. Paramount + for this, Peacock for that. A YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket platform that is choppy.