ESPN, NFL sign 4-year pact on European broadcasts 04/09/2009 |
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Cable sports network ESPN signed a four-year deal with the National Football League to carry English-language broadcasts of NFL games in Europe, ESPN said on Thursday.
The arrangement starts this season and allows ESPN America to broadcast about 100 NFL games per season plus the Super Bowl in 41 European territories including France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland, the network said.
The regular season schedule will include four to six live games during NFL broadcast windows on Sunday (1 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. EST and 8:15 p.m. EST) and Monday (8:30 p.m. EST).
The schedule also will include the season-opening kickoff game, the Thanksgiving Day triple-header, all Wild Card and Divisional playoff games, the AFC and NFC Championship Games, and the Pro Bowl.
ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co and Hearst Corp.
(Source: Reuters)
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