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Updated · Fox News · May 11
Fox Adds 2 NFL Games, Sets First Broadcast TV Tripleheader in Week 10
Updated
Updated · Fox News · May 11

Fox Adds 2 NFL Games, Sets First Broadcast TV Tripleheader in Week 10

8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11
  • Fox said it bought rights to 2 additional national NFL games, creating what Lachlan Murdoch called the first broadcast-TV tripleheader in league history.
  • Week 10 will start with a Munich game featuring the Detroit Lions and an opponent to be announced Thursday, then continue with Fox's 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. windows.
  • A second newly acquired game will air on a Saturday in Week 15, extending Fox's national NFL slate later in the season.
  • Murdoch said Fox has had no substantive talks with the NFL about renegotiating its current deal, which still has 4 years remaining, despite media speculation.
  • The announcement came as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized the growing number of subscriptions fans need to follow football and said regulators are reviewing leagues' special legal treatment.
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