Fox reaches five-year bargain by the National Football League to broadcast Thursday Night Football

Twenty premier Century Fox's Fox Sports has agreed to pay over $three bn to broadcast the nfl's "Thursday Night Football," for the following 5 seasons, a source familiar by the situation told Reuters Wednesday. Fox is taking on Thursday night football at a time of declining ratings & advertising. Despite this, Fox is optimistic Thursday night football going to help Fox grow its business, Rice said on the call. The 5-year bargain allows Fox Sports to broadcast eleven games among weeks four & 15 (excluding Thanksgiving night). In addition, NFL Network going to exclusively broadcast 7 games following season, by FOX producing the complete slate of 18 games.

Fox scores National Football League 'Thursday Night Football' in 5-year bargain for further than $three bn

National Football League commissar Roger Goodell declined to tell the method much 21st Century Fox paid for the rights, that the Inc. nabbed in a bidding contest by the other broadcast networks. Fox too declined to comment on the amount. however 3 people by knowledge of the situation, who weren't authorized to discuss the process, said Fox agreed to fork over as much as $660 mn a year to the National Football League for the Thursday night package — a sum that would be $200 mn a year further than final season's fee.

Fox going to broadcast 'Thursday Night Football' after reaching five-year bargain by National Football League

as informed in (picture: Charlie Neibergall, AP)The National Football League's Thursday Night Football broadcasts are moving to Fox. The league & the network reported Wednesday that they have agreed to a 5-year bargain that going to save the National Football League's Thursday night games on Fox out of 2022. All eleven games going to too be simultaneously broadcast on National Football League Network, that going to exclusively televise 7 games in 2018. Fox was 1 of various great networks to submit a bid for Thursday Night Football rights. PHOTOS: Super Bowl opening night

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