Brief: ViacomCBS And NFL Reach New Long-Term Multiplatform Rights Agreement Through The 2033 Season

Paramount Global

18/03/2021 20:39

March 18 (Reuters) - ViacomCBS Inc  VIACA.O :
    * VIACOMCBS AND NFL REACH NEW LONG-TERM MULTIPLATFORM RIGHTS
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE 2033 SEASON
    * VIACOMCBS INC - ALL GAMES IN PACKAGE TO BE BROADCAST ON
CBS
TELEVISION NETWORK AND STREAMED ON PARAMOUNT+
    * VIACOMCBS INC - EXPANDED AND FLEXIBLE NFL DISTRIBUTION
RIGHTS
FOR PARAMOUNT+ BEGINNING WITH 2021 SEASON
    * VIACOMCBS INC - AGREEMENT ALSO GRANTS AN EXPANSIVE LIST OF
NFL
RIGHTS ACROSS VIACOMCBS NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS
    * VIACOMCBS INC - CO & NFL AGREED TO LONG-TERM RIGHTS
EXTENSIONS
FOR CBS SPORTS HQ, PLUTO TV & INSIDE NFL, WHICH WILL STREAM
EXCLUSIVELY ON PARAMOUNT+
    * VIACOMCBS INC - VIACOMCBS WILL RETAIN ITS EXTENSIVE
IN-MARKET
EXCLUSIVITY
    * VIACOMCBS INC - NFL HAS A ONE-TIME RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF
THIS
LONG-TERM MULTIPLATFORM RIGHTS AGREEMENT AFTER 2029 SEASON
    * VIACOMCBS INC - CBS-AFFILIATED STATIONS AND VIACOMCBS
PLATFORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOURCE FOR LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF THE NFL ON
CBS

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