Netflix is increasing its commitment to “live sports.” The platform Current I reached an agreement with the National Football League (NFL). Gets rights to NFL Christmas gameAccording to what the company itself revealed in a statement. The size of the operation was not disclosed.
Netflix has acquired the rights to stream two NFL games on December 25. The agreement between the platform and the NFL It will extend until the 2026 edition.So it covers the next three years.
he Chief Content Officer “Last year we decided to make a big commitment to streaming, leveraging the amazing features that Netflix has to offer,” Netflix’s Bella Bajaria stressed. com.fandoms“There are no live annual events, sports or otherwise, that draw as many fans as the NFL,” he added.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be the first professional sports league to partner with Netflix to bring live games to fans around the world,” said Hans Schroeder, NFL Executive Vice President of Media Distribution.
Despite This is the first time that the platform Current Adds live NFL contentSince 2023 it has had a series like: Quarterback Among his offers and from this summer will be available receiverA documentary that follows the top five receivers in the NFL, including Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, and George Kittle.
Netflix already had content focused on American football, such as the series “Quarterback.”
Before betting on the NFL, Netflix invests $5 billion to acquire the rights to Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for the next 10 yearsThe agreement, which will begin in 2025, covers emissions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Latin America.
Formula 1 documentary series added to previous sports content Driving for survivalSix seasons of which have been released, the last of which was at the end of February of this year.
Likewise, at the beginning of 2023, LaLiga partnered with the American media company to produce its first sports documentary series in Spain. The audiovisual product is in pre-production and will focus on the 2023-24 LaLiga season.
next to, In 2022, the platform submitted several bids to obtain the audio-visual rights for sports competitions.such as the ATP tennis tour in countries like France or the UK, or cycling rights in the UK. The company’s annual investment in purchasing and producing content is $17 billion.
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