NFL Network Scores Deal With Dish, Sling

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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RedZone also restored as football season starts

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The National Football League's NFL Media and Dish Network reached a distribution deal on the first Sunday of football season.

The agreement restores both NFL Network and the NFL’s RedZone channel to Dish satellite customers and subscriber to Sling TV’s Blue package.

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“We’re excited to have reached an agreement that benefits all parties, most importantly our customers and NFL fans,” said Andy LeCuyer, Dish’s senior VP of programming. “Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked through the negotiations.”

Financial terms were not disclosed.

“We join millions of NFL fans who are thrilled to see NFL Network and NFL RedZone back on Dish and Sling TV in time for the 2020 NFL season,” said Hans Schroeder, executive VP and chief operating officer of NFL Media. “Our goal is to provide NFL fans everywhere the opportunity to view award-winning coverage of America’s favorite sport and Dish and Sling TV are important partners in that mission.”

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.