NFL Moves Toward Labor Deal Aimed at Luring TV Billions
- League may double its TV money with addition of more games
- NFL has started talks on new rights pacts with major partners
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The timing and terms of the National Football League’s proposed labor contract suggest that management’s principal goal is to entice media companies like Walt Disney Co. and Fox Corp. into paying billions more for the rights to show live games.
Owners convened in New York on Thursday and approved an outline of an offer to players that includes a 17th regular-season game and two additional playoff games, satisfying broadcasters that are salivating for even more contests from the most-watched U.S. sports league.