NFL

NFL Dumps Sprint for Verizon; Plans Mobile RedZone Channel

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2010 - 8:38am.
New York - The National Football League (NFL) announced on Tuesday that it has signed a new four-year agreement with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) to handle its mobile services, replacing former partner Sprint (NYSE: S), which had held the contract for the past five years. The Wall Street Journal pegged the value of the deal at $720 million.

Hulu Adds Content From NFL Films

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 8, 2010 - 11:37am.
New York - Hulu, the online video portal joint venture between News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney, announced on Monday that it has added a range of content from NFL Films to the service. The deal includes more than 600 videos featuring over 400 hours of NFL content, including NFL Films shows like "Game of the Week," "Hard Knocks," "Team Highlights" and "America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions."

tags: Sports | Video | NFL | Hulu | NFL Films |

Text Messaging Provides Boon to Red Cross Haiti Relief

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 19, 2010 - 9:21am.
Washington - Text-message donations are playing a larger-than-expected role in the push for earthquake relief in Haiti, The New York Times Reported. As of late Sunday, the American Red Cross said that it had collected pledges of about $103 million, including $22 million through a program in which cell phone users can donate $10 by texting "90999."

NFL Loosens Blackout Restrictions, Allows Delayed Streams

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 12:05pm.
New York - The National Football League (NFL) has loosened its broadcast "blackout" rules for both Internet and TV broadcasts, PaidContent reported. If a team fails to sell out tickets to a game 72 hours in advance of kickoff, the game may then be offered for free streaming starting at midnight on the day of the game -- as well as broadcast on DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket service.

tags: Sports | Video | TV | NFL |

NFL, Pro Tennis Place Restrictions on Use of Twitter

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 1, 2009 - 9:54am.
New York - The National Football League (NFL) on Monday announced a ban on the use of social networking services like Twitter on game days by players, coaches and even the media, CNET News.com reported.

U.S. Mayors to Face-Off in Yahoo Fantasy Football

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 12:33pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Mayors from 11 U.S. cities, including Gavin Newsom of San Francisco and Ron Dellums of Oakland, will take part in an online fantasy football competition this season through Yahoo (NASD: YHOO). Under the Yahoo Sports Mayoral Face-off, the mayors' teams will be matched head-to-head each week of the NFL's regular season, with the winners awarded $15,000 for a local non-profit sports program. Yahoo also will donate $15,000 to the city with the most votes from fantasy fans.

Yahoo Drops NFL Players Assn. Suit Over Fantasy Game Rights

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 8, 2009 - 10:32am.
Los Angeles - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) has settled a lawsuit it filed against the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), over the payment of licensing fees for use of players' names and statistics in online fantasy football games.

NFL to Test Digital 3D Broadcast to Theaters in 3 Cities

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 24, 2008 - 10:07am.

Burbank, Calif. - The National Football League (NFL) announced on Monday that it will provide the first live, digital 3D broadcast of a pro football game on Dec. 4 to audiences at theaters in three cities.

CBS Sues NFL Players' Union Over Fantasy Football Licensing

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2008 - 11:40am.
Minneapolis - CBS (NYSE: CBS) last week filed a lawsuit against the NFL Players Association, asking a federal judge to clarify usage rights for the statistics used in fantasy football leagues, the Associated Press reported.

NFL to Provide Live Web Stream of NBC's "Sunday Night Football"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2008 - 11:58am.

Los Angeles - The National Football League (NFL) has reached a deal with NBC to for the first time provide live Internet streaming of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" games, the Los Angeles Times reported.

EA Extends NFL Game Licensing Deals Through 2012

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 12, 2008 - 12:46pm.

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) announced on Tuesday that it has signed an extension of its exclusive licensing deals with the NFL and players' union through the end of the 2012 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deals give EA the rights to use official teams, stadiums and players in titles such as "Madden NFL."

Univision to Manage NFL's Spanish-language Website

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2008 - 1:05pm.

New York - Univision Online, the interactive subsidiary of Univision Communications, and the National Football League (NFL) announced on Thursday that they will jointly manage and operate NFLatino, the official U.S. Spanish-language website of the NFL.

tags: TV | Univision | NFL | NFLatino |

Ticketmaster to Power Secondary Online Ticket Sales for NFL

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2007 - 6:34am.

West Hollywood, Calif. - IAC's (NASD: IACI) Ticketmaster on Tuesday announced a multi-year deal with the National Football League (NFL), that will create a league-endorsed online secondary ticket exchange where fans can buy or sell NFL tickets.

Sling Media, DirecTV to Enable Place-Shifting of NFL Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2007 - 9:57am.

Los Angeles - Sling Media, a provider of TV place-shifting technology that lets consumers access their premium home TV channels while on the go from Internet-connected devices, has partnered with DirecTV to make NFL game telecasts available to its users, PaidContent.org reported. The deal will allow streaming of NFL games each Sunday from DirecTV boxes through a Slingbox device to computers or other Internet-ready devices. DirecTV parent company Liberty Media's chairman John Malone is an investor in Sling Media. Sling also signed a deal to allow its users to stream NHL games in June.

Interactive TV Developer Jacked Lands $6.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2007 - 5:57am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Jacked, a developer of interactive TV technology, has raised $6.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, from Provenance Ventures, Core Capital Partners and Gabriel Venture Partners, PaidContent.org reported.

Tech Giants to FTC: Media Firms Misleading Consumers on Copyrights

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 1, 2007 - 1:08pm.

Washington - A trade group made up of Internet and technology firms including Microsoft, Google and Yahoo has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against a number of sports leagues, broadcasters and publishers, arguing the copyright holders have long misrepresented their rights through deceptive and threatening statements to consumers.

MySpace, Fox, NFL Team on Interactive Super Bowl Ads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2007 - 3:23pm.

New York - News Corp. entities Fox Sports and MySpace have partnered with the NFL to post Super Bowl ads online with "interactive extensions," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Super Bowl-branded sites on MySpace, FoxSports.com and NFL.com will be promoted during the game's telecast on Fox.

tags: Advertising | TV | MySpace | Fox | NFL | Super Bowl |

EA Licenses Football Game Technology for XOS Training Simulator

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2007 - 3:45pm.

Orlando, Fla. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday that sports media firm XOS Technologies has licensed its core football video game technology to develop a training simulator for collegiate and pro football teams. The XOS PlayAction Simulator features the same technology found in EA's "Madden NFL" and "NCAA Football" franchises. Separately, EA said on Monday that it has signed Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas to serve as cover athlete and spokesman for its "NBA Live 08" title, slated for release in the fall.

CGM, The Super Bowl and a New Model for TV Advertising

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on February 5, 2007 - 1:07pm.
The Superbowl is the real start to the new year for the advertising industry. Just as the Chinese new year comes on a delay from the celebration of January 1st, the Superbowl manages to turn public attention to advertising in a way that is far beyond the other 364 days of the year. As the approved Go Daddy spot nicely noted - "everybody wants to be in marketing" ... or at least pays attention to it, for a day. Today on blogs, there are lots of lists of favorites and the "ad-meters" are hugely popular on YouTube, USAToday and many other outlets. Many folks are talking about the rise of consumer generated media as the major trend to emerge out of this year's game. I think that's true, but in a way that may not be often talked about.

What was most entertaining about Super Bowl XLI?

Authored by dmw on February 5, 2007 - 7:37am.
tags: Sports | Video | Advertising | TV | NFL | Football | Polls |