The NFL has renewed its contract with RR Media for three more years. The contract covers live and non-live delivery into Asia, Europe and, for the first time, an opportunity to deliver games into South America. After multiple successful seasons, RR Media continues to provide sports media solutions to the NFL.
RR Media will be delivering the NFL pre-season, regular season and playoffs culminating in the Super Bowl, one of the most watched and eagerly anticipated events on the sporting calendar, as well as a variety of magazine-style and highlights programming.
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The NFL "renewed its contract with RR Media for three more years." The contract "covers live and non-live delivery into Asia, Europe and,
for the first time, an opportunity to deliver games into South America."
RR
Media will be delivering the NFL preseason, regular season and
playoffs culminating in the Super Bowl, "as well as a
variety of magazine-style and highlights programming" (
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