{"id":48077,"date":"2025-08-06T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/48077\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:04:09","slug":"nfl-espn-agree-to-multiyear-contract-extension-to-broadcast-stream-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/48077\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL, ESPN Agree to Multiyear Contract Extension to Broadcast, Stream Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">ESPN and the NFL <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/espn-and-the-nfl-reach-new-agreements-to-extend-nfl-draft-rights-and-add-nfl-content-and-features-to-espns-upcoming-direct-to-consumer-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">announced<\/a> Wednesday a multiyear agreement to continue airing the NFL draft across the company&#8217;s networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">As part of the deal, ESPN and ABC will produce their own broadcasts for the first three rounds of the draft. ABC will simulcast ESPN&#8217;s&#8217; offering for Rounds 4-7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\"><a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/08\/06\/espn-extends-nfl-draft-deal-adds-content-for-dtc\/?publicationSource=newsletters&amp;issue=6893320cc2aa6f692d4f2fa3&amp;utm_source=sbj&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=edition_morningbuzz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Austin Karp<\/a> of Sports Business Journal reported this deal extends through 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">ESPN will also add a daily program, slated for ESPN2, to its lineup that will focus solely on the draft. The new show will begin on the day after the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">This comes a day after ESPN <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/espn-to-acquire-nfl-network-and-other-media-assets-from-the-nfl-in-exchange-for-a-10-equity-stake-in-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">announced<\/a> it&#8217;s acquiring NFL Network along with other media properties such as RedZone and NFL Films. In return, the league is receiving a 10 percent equity stake in ESPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;This is an exciting day for sports fans,&#8221; ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said. &#8220;By combining these NFL media assets with ESPN&#8217;s reach and innovation, we&#8217;re creating a premier destination for football fans. Together, ESPN and the NFL are redefining how fans engage with the game \u2014 anytime, anywhere. This deal helps fuel ESPN\u2019s digital future, laying the foundation for an even more robust offering as we prepare to launch our new direct-to-consumer service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Once that news was finalized, there was little doubt as to the continued home of the draft. Not to mention, ESPN has been showing the event since 1980, well before it became the spectacle it is now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">According to Karp, the new agreement is non-exclusive, so the NFL could add more media partners for the draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN and the NFL announced Wednesday a multiyear agreement to continue airing the NFL draft across the company&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-48077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}