{"id":5547,"date":"2014-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2014\/09\/26\/monday-night-football-set-for-sky-sports\/"},"modified":"2014-09-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T00:00:00","slug":"monday-night-football-set-for-sky-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2014\/09\/26\/monday-night-football-set-for-sky-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Night Football Set for Sky Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: Starting next year, Sky Sports is set to air <em>Monday Night Football<\/em> as part of a new five-year agreement with the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe network&rsquo;s additional American football coverage will include more than 80 live fixtures a season, including up to five games per week during regular season, the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Additionally, Sky Sports will offer live broadcasts of American football&rsquo;s international series, including match-ups at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSky Sports Managing Director Barney Francis said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted to be awarded the rights to Monday Night Football as part of this fantastic new deal for even more live American Football. The agreement means Sky Sports viewers can enjoy all the drama, excitement and unpredictability from the NFL until at least 2019. Our partnership with the NFL spans two decades and we look forward to helping the sport continue its huge growth in popularity in the U.K. and Ireland for years to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlistair Kirkwood, the managing director of NFL UK said: &ldquo;Sky Sports has been a fantastic partner for 20 years and we are delighted to have agreed a deal that will extend that partnership to a quarter of a century. Sky&rsquo;s coverage of the NFL and their support for the sport in this country has been an important element of our growth and we look forward to seeing their coverage expand and develop over the next five years. It is fantastic for our fans to have long-term certainty about where they can watch so many NFL games and I am sure they will welcome this exciting news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Starting next year, Sky Sports is set to air Monday Night Football as part of a new five-year agreement with the NFL. The network&rsquo;s additional American football coverage will include more than 80 live fixtures a season, including up to five games per week during regular season, the playoffs and the Super Bowl. 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