Fox won't renegotiate NFL media rights before current deal expires, CEO Lachlan Murdoch says

Fox has decided not to renegotiate its current TV deal with the NFL until the expiration of the league's opt-out clause in 2030, said CEO Lachlan Murdoch.

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch says network won’t redo NFL deal until after 2029-30 opt-out

Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch broke some major news during his company’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday morning. After about a year of speculation that the NFL and its incumbent broadcast partners would engage in talks to renegotiate media rights deals several years prior to the league’s opt-out options at the end of the decade,…

Fox Appears to Block NFL’s Effort to Re-Do Massive Rights Deal

Did Lachlan Murdoch just tackle the NFL? The Fox CEO on Thursday surprised investors by announcing that Fox’s current deal with the National Football League would remain as is through its end after the 2029 season, despite the league’s recent interest in using an “opt-out” clause baked into the 11-year pacts it struck with all […]

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Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox Won’t Amend Existing NFL Contract Early, Sticking To “Customary Timetable”

Lachlan Murdoch said Fox doesn’t anticipate changes to its contractual terms with the NFL until closer to the 2030 season. “We will not be making any amendments to our existing contractual relationship, which extends to the completion of the 2029 season. We’ll be ready to engage with the NFL on the opt-out seasons and beyond […]

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