Our Take:

Yahoo announced on Wednesday that it will stream the first live, global webcast of a regular-season NFL game, an October 25 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, for free across all of its platforms. As this NY Times article points out, the NFL considers this a streaming experiment and a way to gauge a global audience for the NFL. This is a major win for Yahoo, as other online platforms like Google and Facebook have expressed interest in streaming major events. One analyst points out this could be the beginning of a global bidding war for NFL games–but the league is unlikely to jeopardize any of its existing television agreements.

Yahoo may be well past its glory days, but its quarterback, Marissa Mayer, can still score a touchdown now and then. The company announced on Wednesday that it had struck an exclusive deal with the National Football League to host the first free, live global webcast of a regular-season game, the Oct.

Read More at The New York Times

The Daily

Subscribe
Thursday–December 12

Women’s World Cup Could be Going to a Streamer

The U.S. rights to the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cups are up in the air, and it could be headed to a streaming service.

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Apr 16
Cablefax 100 Awards Nominations Open November 13th, 2024.
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact Carley Ashley, [email protected], for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.