Fox Sports strikes 5-year deal to broadcast Thursday Night Football
Fox Sports and the NFL agreed to terms to give the network Thursday Night Football broadcasting rights for the next five seasons beginning in 2018, it was announced Wednesday.
Fox Sports will broadcast 11 games between Weeks 4-15, not including Thanksgiving. The games will also be simulcast on NFL Network and in Spanish on FOX Deportes.
“This agreement is the culmination of over 10 years of strategic growth around ‘Thursday Night Football’, a period during which this property has grown from a handful of late season games on NFL Network to a full season of games and one of the most popular shows on broadcast television with additional distribution via cable and digital channels,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “As one of the leaders in sports television and a recognized innovator of NFL game broadcasts for many years, we’re excited to be extending our partnership with FOX Sports, one of our most trusted and valued partners, to include ‘Thursday Night Football.’”
