Fox has secured rights to two additional NFL games, including an international matchup in Munich on November 15. This comes as the NFL explores streaming options and resells rights to five games.
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Amid the NFLâs growing embrace of streamers, broadcast television is still adding at least two more games.
Fox executive chair and CEO Lachlan Murdoch said in a Monday morning earnings call that the network has picked up rights to a pair of additional NFL games. This supplement to the Fox broadcast schedule follows a separate, prior pickup of a Christmas night slot.
The league is in the midst of reselling the rights to five games it previously picked up as part of its complex equity deal with ESPN. Netflix is also expected to be a key player for at least part of that inventory.
The first of the two extra games is an international contest from Munich in Week 10 on Nov. 15, one in which the Lions will be the home teamâin turn forming an unprecedented NFL tripleheader that day across the network. The latter will be a Saturday game in Week 15.
Foxâs expanded NFL deal comes as the league prepares to reopen all its core domestic rights deals, which could have a disproportionate financial impact on the network.
âI think the important note to take here is that there is no tension with the NFL,â Murdoch said. âWe have been partners for 30 years. Weâre looking forward to being partners for the next 30 years.â
The agreement with Fox, meanwhile, is likely to help mollify growing political pressure on the league as it continues to strike additional deals with streamers such as Netflix and YouTube.
There are at least four different points of legislative and regulatory pressure on the NFL, including . While that probe is not expected to produce any charges against the NFL, U.S. President Donald Trump of the leagueâs approach.
Fox has acquired rights to two additional NFL games, including one international game in Munich.
The NFL game in Munich is scheduled for November 15, during Week 10.
The new game schedule includes an unprecedented tripleheader across the network on the same day.
The NFL is reselling rights to five games and considering partnerships with streaming platforms like Netflix.
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âItâs tough,â Trump said during an interview on Full Measure that aired Sunday. âYou got people that love football. Theyâre great people. They donât make enough money to go and pay this. Itâs tough. And they could be killing the golden goose.â
Conversely, the NFL has consistently argued that its commitment to broadcast television is unwavering, as shown in part by 87% of its games being broadcast on free televisionâa figure that rises to 100% in the competing teamsâ home markets in each contest.
âIâm not sure thereâs a single content owner, league, or otherwise thatâs done more to support broadcast television than what we do,â NFL EVP of media distribution Hans Schroeder said recently. âWeâre very committed to broadcast. We always have been, and continue to be. Itâs a tremendous way to reach fans, and our focus is on reach.â
Additionally, the league contends that many streamers have far greater reach than some cable outlets that are in long-term decline.
Fox also said it generated $3.99 billion in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, down 9%, and $175 million in net income, down 49%. Both measures were weighed down by tough comparisons to the same period last year, which included the networkâs broadcast of Super Bowl LIX. That gameâs average audience of 127.7 million remains a U.S. television industry record.
The network, meanwhile, will make its upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday afternoon in New York, with a heavy focus on the 2026 FIFA World Cup. That event is expected to drive significant viewership across Fox platforms and improve the earnings picture in the next quarter.
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