(AP) - Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favorites to make a deal. Nearly five years later, a framework is ...

In 1987, an eight-year-old cable network in just 41 million homes acquired the rights to eight NFL regular season Sunday night games and the Pro Bowl. The then-up-and-coming ESPN paid a now-quaint $51 ...

In a blockbuster trade, the NFL and ESPN formally announced their billion-dollar agreement that will see ESPN acquire NFL media assets — including NFL Network, linear distribution rights to RedZone ...

The NFL has reached a deal to take a 10% ownership stake in the Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN, a move expected to solidify the sports media outlet’s relationship with the league for years to come. Disney and ...

ESPN’s much-discussed streaming service finally has its launch date. The network announced Wednesday that its direct-to-consumer service and enhanced app will debut Aug. 21. The announcement coincided ...

As early as next season, NFL Network will have a new look. The network is being acquired by ESPN as part of a blockbuster billion-dollar deal that includes many of the NFL’s top media assets, The ...

The National Football League’s deal with Walt Disney in which it will gain an equity stake in ESPN in return for prime media assets is expected to face scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice, ...

ESPN plans to launch its long-anticipated flagship streaming service on August 21. Sports fans have been clamoring for an ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service for more than a decade, and they’re ...

The on again, off again talks between ESPN and the NFL over the media assets of the football league appears to be on again. Last year, there had been reports ESPN was set to acquire several NFL assets ...

Fans are furious over RedZone commercials. Despite ESPN’s Pat McAfee’s best efforts at public relations, fans angrily reacted to RedZone’s host Scott Hanson pointing out that the product is no longer ...