First Paramount, Now NFL Media? Skydance in Talks With NFL to Purchase NFL Network
The NFL had been discussing the sale of its media operations to ESPN, but it appears to be moving on.
Who wants a piece of NFL Media? Considering how popular professional football is in the United States, one would be forgiven for assuming that question is easy to answer. But the league has not closed a deal to sell its media operations — including the NFL Network cable channel and NFL Films — to ESPN or anyone else, despite ongoing negotiations. Now, Bloomberg reports that the league is in talks with Skydance Media, the David Ellison-owned studio that just agreed to an acquisition of Paramount Global about a transaction involving NFL Media.
Key Details: A deal could involve the sale of NFL Media to Skydance, including NFL Network. The NFL and Skydance are already business partners, as the NFL invested in Skydance Sports in 2022. Talks with ESPN regarding a purchase of...
Who wants a piece of NFL Media? Considering how popular professional football is in the United States, one would be forgiven for assuming that question is easy to answer. But the league has not closed a deal to sell its media operations — including the NFL Network cable channel and NFL Films — to ESPN or anyone else, despite ongoing negotiations. Now, Bloomberg reports that the league is in talks with Skydance Media, the David Ellison-owned studio that just agreed to an acquisition of Paramount Global about a transaction involving NFL Media.
Key Details: A deal could involve the sale of NFL Media to Skydance, including NFL Network. The NFL and Skydance are already business partners, as the NFL invested in Skydance Sports in 2022. Talks with ESPN regarding a purchase of...
- 10/3/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
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