’ 23 NFL TV deal boosts Amazon

The NFL announced a new 11- year broadcast agreement Thursday, in an unprecedented partnership with its usual TV partners as well as a new emphasis on digital platforms.

Per multiple reports, the league will collect $ 10 billion annually, a figure Commissioner Roger Goodell would neither confirm nor deny.

The biggest changes: Thursday night games become the exclusive domain of Amazon Prime, and DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket will no longer be part of the package.

ABC will enter the Super Bowl rotation, though “Monday Night Football” will continue to air on ESPN. Fox retains the league’s NFC package, and CBS will keep the AFC package.

The agreement will initiate with the 2023 season and run through 2033.

“These new media deals will provide our fans even greater access to the games they love. We’re proud to grow our partnerships with the most innovative media companies in the market,” Goodell said in a news release. “Along with our recently completed labor agreement with the NFLPA, these distribution agreements bring an unprecedented era of stability to the League and will permit us to continue to grow and improve our game.”

Aside from the commitment to Amazon, the league will offer content, including varying levels of regular- season action, to its partners’ streaming platforms – ESPN+, Paramount+ ( CBS), Tubi ( Fox) and Peacock ( NBC).

NBC will continue to broadcast “Sunday Night Football.” ABC will now have access to select regular- season games, and the league will have increased ability to flex better matchups to both Sunday and Monday nights.

The Super Bowl schedule going forward looks like this:

• CBS: 2023, 2027, 2031.

• Fox: 2024, 2028, 2032.

• NBC: 2025, 2029, 2033.

• ESPN/ ABC: 2026, 2030.

Goodell did not directly answer when the NFL plans to expand its regular season, though it’s expected to increase to 17 games, likely this year.