NFL in talks to buy part of ESPN

[Delco Lion]

NFL reportedly in advanced talks with ESPN to buy stake in sports network

A partnership would streamline distribution of the league's game broadcasts while further muddying the waters of ESPN's role in covering the NFL as an objective journalistic enterprise.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

Surprise ... Surprise?

 

[91Joe95]

NFL reportedly in advanced talks with ESPN to buy stake in sports network

A partnership would streamline distribution of the league's game broadcasts while further muddying the waters of ESPN's role in covering the NFL as an objective journalistic enterprise.

sports.yahoo.com

So basically they'd also control the coverage of their competitors.

 

[fairfaxlion2]

aka espn is finished and the parts are being sold off

 

[Waltwam]

They'd have better control on who gets Emmys!!!

 

[NewEra 2014]

Interesting. It seems as though being associated with ESPN could tarnish the NFL’s brand, unless the NFL is able to clean house with respect to ESPNs on-air talent.

 

[Waltwam]

Interesting. It seems as though being associated with ESPN could tarnish the NFL’s brand, unless the NFL is able to clean house with respect to ESPNs on-air talent.

Time for ESPN talent to hit the portal anyway!

 

[RickinDayton]

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Objective journalism will continue to die a slow death on the altar of $$$$$$$.

 

[Kasparaitis]

aka espn is finished and the parts are being sold off

Actually The NFL Network and media assets are being sold off and the league is taking an equity stake in ESPN as payment.