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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch says network won’t redo NFL deal until after 2029-30 opt-out
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Awful Announcing
Murdoch told investors that Fox “will not be making any amendments” to its current NFL media rights deal until the league’s opt-out option hits following 2029-30.
We engage with them all the time,” he continued, adding he sees “a clear path forward” following the league’s opt-out.
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said on the company’s Q4 earnings call just now that it won’t look to open up its NFL deal until after the 2029-30 season.
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) August 6, 2026Fox CEO: Will take up rights talks much closer to the end of the contract.
At the very least, it would ensure their media rights bills don’t increase by potentially billions of dollars in the interim years.