NFL's new TV deals: TNF moves to Amazon Prime, MNF gains flex scheduling
The NFL has reached new distribution deals with five media partners that'll begin in 2023 and run through the 2033 season, the league announced Thursday.
The rights deals are worth $10 billion annually and $110 billion over the course of the agreement, according to John Ourand and Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal.
CBS, ESPN/ABC, Fox Sports, and NBC remain broadcast partners, while Amazon Prime Video will be the new exclusive home of Thursday Night Football beginning in 2023. Amazon will represent the league's first all-digital package.
Thursday Night Football is still required to be broadcast on over-the-air television in the cities of the participating teams.
ESPN remains the home of Monday Night Football while ABC will carry exclusive regular-season games each year and join the Super Bowl rotation in 2026 and 2030.
The updated Super Bowl broadcasting schedule is as follows:
| Network | Year |
|---|---|
| CBS | 2023/2027/2031 |
| Fox Sports | 2024/2028/2032 |
| NBC | 2025/2029/2033 |
| ESPN/ABC | 2026/2030 |
Monday Night Football will gain the ability to flex games into prime time. Flex scheduling - which will be added to MNF for Week 12 and beyond - was previously only available for late Sunday afternoon games and Sunday Night Football.
NBC continues to hold the rights to SNF. Its streaming service, Peacock, will get an exclusive feed of a select number of games during the length of the new agreement.
CBS still carries the rights to the league's AFC Sunday afternoon package and games will also be streamed on Paramount+. Fox Sports renewed its agreement as the broadcaster of NFC Sunday afternoon games while also expanding its digital rights to include its streaming service Tubi.
Under the new rights agreements, the NFL's media revenue is expected to exceed $10 billion per season, according to The Associated Press.
"These new media deals will provide our fans even greater access to the games they love," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in the league's release. "We're proud to grow our partnerships with the most innovative media companies in the market."