Netflix will carry NFL video games on Christmas Day for 3 years, together with 2 this season

Netflix and the NFL introduced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream video games on Christmas Day.

The streaming large can have each video games this 12 months and at the least one recreation in 2025 and ‘26. The matchups for this 12 months’s video games are anticipated to be launched later Wednesday.

“Final 12 months, we determined to take an enormous wager on dwell — tapping into huge fandoms throughout comedy, actuality TV, sports activities and extra,” Bela Bajaria, Netflix‘s chief content material officer, mentioned in an announcement. “There are not any dwell annual occasions, sports activities or in any other case, that evaluate with the audiences NFL attracts. We’re so excited that the NFL’s Christmas Day video games might be solely on Netflix.”

Netflix started airing NFL programming final 12 months with the sequence “Quarterback.” A sequence on extensive receivers will premiere this 12 months.

Netflix started airing dwell sports activities final 12 months, however they have been exhibition occasions in golf and tennis. It’s also slated to air the July 20 bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul and subsequent 12 months will begin carrying World Wrestling Leisure’s flagship present, “Uncooked.”

The NFL has performed a complete of 30 video games on Christmas Day since 1971, together with three final 12 months. It has stayed away from midweek video games, although, till this 12 months.

In line with the NFL’s longstanding coverage on video games which might be carried on cable or streaming platforms, Netflix’s Christmas video games will air on broadcast TV within the competing groups’ residence cities and might be obtainable on cellular gadgets within the U.S. with NFL+.

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