M&A Deal Summary

ESPN Acquires NFL Network

On August 5, 2025, ESPN acquired media company NFL Network from National Football League

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ESPN’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is ESPN’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ESPN’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-05
Target NFL Network
Sector Media
Buyer(s) ESPN
Sellers(s) National Football League
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

NFL Network

New York, New York, United States
NFL Network is the official television channel of the National Football League, offering 24/7 coverage of the NFL, including live games, news, analysis, documentaries, and original programming. NFL Network is based in New York, New York.

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Buyer

ESPN

Bristol, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

ESPN, Inc. operates as a multimedia sports entertainment company around the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-18 FiveThirtyEight

New York, New York, United States

FiveThirtyEight is a premier destination for data-driven coverage of politics and sports . The site, founded by award-winning author and statistician Nate Silver, first gained national attention during the 2008 presidential election. Since its debut at ESPN, FiveThirtyEight has built a team with a broad set of skills and experiences in order to apply statistical analysis, data visualization and data-literate reporting to topics in the news and in everyday life.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

National Football League

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

National Football League is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). National Football League was founded in 1920 and is based in New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-28 EverPass

Sacramento, California, United States

EverPass is a media platform which will hold the exclusive rights to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket to bars, restaurants, hotels and other commercial venues. EverPass was formed in 2023 and is based in Sacramento, California.

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