{"id":3032,"date":"2016-06-28T03:11:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T07:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2016-06-28T03:15:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T07:15:01","slug":"espn-international-nfl-renew-latam-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/espn-international-nfl-renew-latam-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN International & NFL Renew LatAm Pact"},"content":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK: ESPN International and the National Football League (NFL) have concluded a four-year rights renewal for NFL games in Spanish-speaking Latin America.<\/p>\n
The new agreement begins with the 2016 season, on September 8, and continues through the 2019 season. The pact makes ESPN the exclusive TV home for Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football throughout the Latin American region.<\/p>\n
In total, ESPN International will deliver more than 48 live NFL games to 17 countries each of the four years of the agreement across Spanish-speaking Latin America. ESPN also retains the right to air Compactos, one-hour game cut-down programs covering up to 60 games each season. The agreement additionally covers the linear distribution of NFL RedZone, which provides “whip around”\u00a0coverage of all Sunday afternoon games airing between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cRenewing and expanding our rights to the NFL represents our continued investment in, and association with, flagship leagues that are fundamental to our brand and our growth,\u201d said Tim Bunnell, the senior VP of production, programming, marketing and advertising sales for ESPN International.\u00a0\u201cWe are thrilled that this agreement allows us to bring the NFL to fans across Latin America, especially in Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very excited to be continuing our partnership with ESPN in Mexico and throughout Latin America,\u201d added Michael Markovich, the VP of international media for the NFL. \u201cThis agreement with ESPN will expand the content available in the region and is a reflection of our strong commitment to continuing to serve NFL fans in the territory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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