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NFL Media Rights Contract

Fox Corp · 2026-08-06 · Importance 46 · Surprise 42

FOX will not renegotiate its NFL media-rights agreement before the league's 2029 opt-out window. The current agreement remains in place until the NFL can exercise that opt-out closer to 2030. The NFL has discussed potential new television agreements with FOX and Paramount that would require higher broadcaster payments in exchange for more guaranteed years of live games. FOX's position preserves its current rights arrangement while deferring any potential renewal negotiations.

Key facts

• Fox will not renegotiate with the NFL on a new media rights deal until closer to 2030, when the league can opt out of its current deal, CEO Lachlan Murdoch says. source