Sky Sports Awarded NFL Matches
Sky Sports has been awarded the rights to the NFL’s Sunday Night Football for the next two years, bringing viewers more than 100 live matches a season.
NFL fans can enjoy at least five games a week across the regular season, including exclusively live pre-season coverage for the first time in seven years, as New Orleans Saints host the Houston Texans on Sunday 30th August. Also new for this season is Monday Night Football, which alongside Thursday and Sunday games, provides viewers with more matches during the regular season.
Sunday Night Football is America’s most watched programme and in the final six weeks of the regular season the show will also be simulcast live on Sky 1. Commentary comes from NBC’s award-winning pairing of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.
Jonathan Licht, director of Sky Sports strategy, said: “We’re excited to add Sunday Night Football to our extensive NFL coverage this season. Viewers can now enjoy over 100 games a season on Sky Sports, which added to our digital and On Demand offering, makes it our most comprehensive line-up of NFL ever. NFL fans in the UK and Ireland are going to be in for a fantastic season.”
Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of NFLUK, added: “We are very excited about Sky Sports’ plans for NFL coverage over the next five years. The addition of Sunday Night Football this season will further deepen the outstanding partnership we have enjoyed for more than two decades and demonstrates Sky’s commitment to the sport here. We are looking forward to the programming and promotion of the NFL that they will be bringing to UK and Irish fans in this upcoming season and beyond.”
As well as live games, Sky Sports will offer full coverage and analysis through online and social media including all the news, previews and game reports. Video content will be available every day during the season on Sky Sports platforms, including the “Top 5 Touchdowns” of the week.
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