Fox's Lachlan Murdoch suggests NFL opt-out 'an opportunity' to 'deepen relationship' with league

Fox's Lachlan Murdoch suggests NFL opt-out 'an opportunity' to 'deepen relationship' with league

While several years away, the impending opt-out clause in the NFL’s current set of media rights agreements is still a major point of discussion among network executives. And rightfully so. It’s not an exaggeration to say that the NFL, and the NFL alone, is keeping traditional broadcast networks like CBS and Fox alive. So it’s no surprise to see Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch view the NFL’s opportunity to walk away from its current broadcast…

Fox Hopes to Take an Even Bigger Bite of the NFL in 2029

A month after commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters that the NFL’s option to exit its current media rights contracts in 2029 presents an “incredibly valuable” opportunity for the league, the chief executive at one of its biggest broadcast partners said he sees the clause as a means to make an even deeper commitment to pro […]