Netflix wants to have NFL games on its transmission platform, and we are not just talking about Christmas Day.
In an interview with Puck News, Bela Bejaria, Netflix content director, said the transmission platform will offer for Sunday afternoon games.
One of the main reasons why Netflix may want to offer for the NFL games revolves around the league’s desire to continue growing international markets. Of course, having a global streamer to do so would make sense to the NFL, if that is the plan.
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Netflix Christmas Gameday Cake seen after Kansas City bosses defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Acrisure stadium. (Charles Leclaire-Imagn images)
Netflix held two Christmas day games: Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, and both were the most transmitted NFL games in the history of the United States.
Both games averaged around 24 million viewers, according to Nielsen. With more than 218 countries that had the ability to see the games, more than 65 million viewers were seen on the platform.
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Currently, Sunday afternoon games belong to Fox and CBS, with Fox that has the NFC package since 1994, and CBS obtains the NBC AFC package in 1998.
The Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes (medium) and the closed wing . (Charles Leclaire-Imagn images)
Their agreements extend until 2033, by ProfootballTalk. However, the NFL has the right to withdraw from the agreement four years before, and there has been an indication that this is the plan.
So, although it seems unlikely to happen for the 2025 season, a transmission platform like Netflix could be jumping to the fold to obtain more NFL exposure on its platform.
As a result, one of the main transmission partners of the NFL will probably be out, which will be interesting to see, to say the least.
General view of a Netflix microphone held by the secondary reporter Steve Wyche before the game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens in the NRG Stadium. (Troy taormina-imagn images)
The NFL has been broadcast on several channels and streamers in the last seasons, with a main video that has the rights of “Thursday at night of football”, ABC/ESPN programming “Monday Night Football”, and Peacock is also an exclusive home For playoff games.
