National Football League

Survivor has produced a whopping 45 seasons, with more in development. If you remember the buzz around season 1 but can’t believe it’s been 45 years, it hasn’t. They’ve cranked out two seasons per year for most of its run to feed their insatiable fanbase. Each season, the mega-successful reality show maroons an attractive cast of clashing personalities on a tropical island to compete for a million dollar prize. Contestants are subjected to physical, endurance, and mental challenges to earn survival gear or immunity from…

EA After years of wildly incorrect predictions, Madden 24 has snapped its Super Bowl losing streak. This year’s official simulation of Super Bowl LVIII was nearly right on the money, correctly predicting a narrow win for the Kansas City Chiefs. As has become tradition, EA simulated this year’s Super Bowl matchup in its flagship football series days before the big game. Last week, it used Madden 24 to pit the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers head to head. The final result? A Chiefs win with a 30 to 28 score.…

YouTuber Deestroying and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell presenting at YouTube's Brandcast in May 2023.Credit: YouTubeYouTube bet big on the NFL to boost its subscriber base, and content creators have been key to that push.After YouTube committed $2 billion per year to secure the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube TV grew from 5 million subscribers in 2022 to more than 8 million this year. Enlisting some of YouTube's top creators to promote NFL Sunday Ticket helped drive engagement among tens of millions of users, the…

Nick Laham | Getty ImagesThe National Football League is holding the Super Bowl in the gambling capital of the U.S. for the first time, but Commissioner Roger Goodell is reminding team personnel they are not allowed to take part in the action.Goodell sent out a memo Thursday ahead of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas, telling staff from all teams that the league's policy bars them from betting on sports or entering a sportsbook in Vegas. Employees of the participating Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not be…

Image: CBSIt’s that time of the year again. Super Bowl LVIII (or 58) is all set to kick off on February 11, with the Kansas City Chiefs squaring off against the San Francisco 49ers. The Super Bowl is way more than just football and will likely be a star-studded event with celebrities like Taylor Swift in attendance. Half of its sacredness comes from its halftime show and its commercials. However, I haven’t seen anything to top the best Super Bowl commercials of all time, which includes the iconic Budweiser frogs. Oh, and…

Nick Laham | Getty ImagesThe National Football League offered voluntary buyouts to at least 200 employees as it gears up for start of the playoffs this coming weekend, according to a memo obtained by CNBC.The NFL, which has about 1,100 employees, told staff that it is "continuously evaluating ways to enhance efficiency and improve outcomes," according to the memo."Every organization is increasingly challenged to be agile, responsible and strategic. The NFL is no exception," the memo says.The buyouts come when the league…

Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at Highmark Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York.Photo: Timothy T. Ludwig (Getty Images)Will the promise of fewer ads entice more viewers to stream sports on Peacock? NBCUniversal hopes so, having announced Saturday, December 23's match-up between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers will feature a commercial-free fourth quarter.Johnny Knoxville Loved Collectibles | First FandomsIn a press release, NBC Sports promised “a…

Former Disney TV executive Ben Sherwood coaching his son Will.Credit: Karen SherwoodWhile Ben Sherwood was working as a top Disney television executive, he was juggling another major commitment — one he couldn't quite get the hang of.Sherwood traveled back and forth between the East and West Coasts to coach for his son's baseball, soccer, basketball and flag football teams. He became passionate enough about it to launch a youth sports venture, MOJO Sports, following his tenure at Disney."I wasn't very good at it, but I…

Jacob Kupferman | Getty ImagesThe Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets face off in the National Football League's first ever Black Friday game this week — but it's not going to be the usual broadcast or cable offering. The game will stream exclusively on Amazon's Prime Video.The NFL's decision to start a new Thanksgiving tradition with a streaming platform instead of a broadcast or cable channel is yet another indicator of trouble for linear, or traditional, TV, which has suffered from slumping ad revenue and customers…

A football with the NFL logo.Jacob Kupferman | Getty ImagesThe National Football League is making a big play to increase lending in underrepresented communities.The league is borrowing $78 million from a syndicate of Black- and minority-owned banks and community development financial institutions.The loan deal will generate "tier 1 capital" for the banks and CDFIs. According to the National Black Bank Foundation, it will boost their lending power by millions through banking fees and interest. The full terms of the loan…