05-09-2013, 20:04
FOX International Channels has signed a two-year agreement with NFL International.
FOX Sports will broadcast one NFL game per window in English across parts of Europe on FOX Sports channels, FOX Sports branded blocks, and FOX Sports services beginning with the 2013 season.
NFL fans in Europe will be able to watch on FIC Sunday games, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and all three US Thanksgiving Day Games in English. FIC will also broadcast all NFL postseason games in English, including the Super Bowl.
The new deal also provides FIC access to NFL programming, such as NFL Game Day, NFL Extra, Road to Playoffs and Road to Super Bowl, as well as select programmes from the NFL Network. Subscribers to FIC will also be able to watch NFL content on a variety of FIC’s services.
Jesus Perezagua, president of FIC Europe and Africa commented: “21st Century Fox has a longstanding relationship with the NFL in the US, and it has been a fundamental part of the FOX Network and FOX Sports brand there. As we roll out our FOX Sports brand across Europe, we are excited to make the NFL one of our key content partners, and we are committed to deliver on our promise of bringing the most passionate sports in the world to some of the most passionate sports fans in the world.â€
Julie Moeller, VP, International Media Business Development, NFL, said, “We have partnered with FOX in many areas of the world and are pleased to extend this to Europe to enhance the content offering to our fans in that region.â€
In Europe, FOX Sports recently launched in the Netherlands and Italy, and is also present in Turkey and Cyprus.
FOX Sports will broadcast one NFL game per window in English across parts of Europe on FOX Sports channels, FOX Sports branded blocks, and FOX Sports services beginning with the 2013 season.
NFL fans in Europe will be able to watch on FIC Sunday games, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and all three US Thanksgiving Day Games in English. FIC will also broadcast all NFL postseason games in English, including the Super Bowl.
The new deal also provides FIC access to NFL programming, such as NFL Game Day, NFL Extra, Road to Playoffs and Road to Super Bowl, as well as select programmes from the NFL Network. Subscribers to FIC will also be able to watch NFL content on a variety of FIC’s services.
Jesus Perezagua, president of FIC Europe and Africa commented: “21st Century Fox has a longstanding relationship with the NFL in the US, and it has been a fundamental part of the FOX Network and FOX Sports brand there. As we roll out our FOX Sports brand across Europe, we are excited to make the NFL one of our key content partners, and we are committed to deliver on our promise of bringing the most passionate sports in the world to some of the most passionate sports fans in the world.â€
Julie Moeller, VP, International Media Business Development, NFL, said, “We have partnered with FOX in many areas of the world and are pleased to extend this to Europe to enhance the content offering to our fans in that region.â€
In Europe, FOX Sports recently launched in the Netherlands and Italy, and is also present in Turkey and Cyprus.
Citaat:FOX International Channels heeft een tweejarige overeenkomst met NFL International ondertekend.
FOX Sports zal een NFL wedstrijd per venster uitgezonden in het Engels over delen van Europa op FOX Sports kanalen, FOX Sports gebrandmerkt blokken, en FOX Sports diensten beginnen met het seizoen 2013.
NFL fans in Europa zal kunnen kijken op FIC zondag games, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, donderdag Night Football en alle drie de Amerikaanse Thanksgiving Day Games in het Engels. FIC zal ook uitgezonden alle NFL postseason games in het Engels, met inbegrip van de Super Bowl.
De nieuwe overeenkomst voorziet ook FIC toegang tot NFL programmering, zoals NFL Game Day, NFL Extra, Weg naar Playoffs en de weg naar Super Bowl, evenals programma's selecteren uit de NFL Network. Abonnees van FIC zal ook in staat zijn om NFL content te bekijken op een verscheidenheid van FIC diensten.
Jezus Perezagua, voorzitter van de FIC Europa en Afrika becommentarieerde: "21st Century Fox heeft een langdurige relatie met de NFL in de VS, en het is een fundamenteel onderdeel van het FOX netwerk en FOX Sports merk daar. Zoals we uitrollen onze FOX Sports merk in heel Europa, zijn wij verheugd om de NFL te maken met een van onze belangrijkste inhoud partners, en wij zijn vastbesloten om onze belofte van het brengen van de meest gepassioneerde sporten in de wereld om een ​​aantal van de meest gepassioneerde sporten fans in de wereld. "
Julie Moeller, VP, International Media Business Development, NFL, zei: "We hebben samen met FOX in veel gebieden van de wereld en zijn blij om dit uit te breiden naar Europa om de inhoud aanbieden aan onze fans in die regio te versterken."
In Europa, FOX Sports onlangs gelanceerd in Nederland en Italië, en is ook aanwezig in Turkije en Cyprus.