Source: fox40.com --- Friday, January 08, 2016
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The NFL is planning to live stream all three of its London Football games next season. The league is in talks with tech powerhouses Apple and Google, among others, about possibly selling the Internet rights to the games, a source with knowledge of the talks said Friday. The talks were first reported by Reuters on Friday. “It is unclear if the NFL seeks to sell the rights to stream all three games as a package or individually, or how much the league is asking for the rights,” Reuters said. Earlier this season, Yahoo live-streamed one London game in an experiment of sorts for the NFL. CBS and Fox televised the other two games in the NFL International Series. The three games scheduled for London next season are the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts (October 2); the St. Louis Rams and New York Giants (October 23); and the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins (October 30). Two games will take place at London’s Wembley Stadium, while the other will take place at Twickenham Stadium. The NFL declined to comment on Friday. Representatives for Apple and Google also declined. But the talks are a logical extension of the recent Yahoo partnership. NBC, CBS, Fox and ESPN have the rights to the vast majority of NFL games through the early 2020s, but online streaming is a way to involve new bidders and explore new distribution options. Along with the international series, the NFL is accepting bids for it ...
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