NFL RedZone is offering free access this weekend across various streaming platforms, allowing fans to watch every touchdown without extra cost, as part of a promotion to boost viewership and engagement during the mid-season.
Scott Hanson confirmed that NFL RedZone will introduce commercials in 2025, ending its long-standing commercial-free tradition, though the show will still aim to keep viewers updated on scores and touchdowns. The change follows ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network and NFL RedZone rights.
During the NFL RedZone broadcast, an evacuation alarm went off in the background, causing host Scott Hanson and fans to be momentarily stunned. Hanson announced the need to evacuate the studios in Inglewood, California, but soon returned to the air, assuring everyone that the building was safe. The interruption was later attributed to a false alarm, and Hanson continued to power through the broadcast despite the ongoing alarm. NFL RedZone is a popular show that provides nonstop coverage of the best moments from multiple games each Sunday.
The NFL RedZone offices were evacuated due to a false alarm, but host Scott Hanson continued to stay on-air in the studio. The alarm went off during the live broadcast, but no business functions were interrupted, and there was no fire. The evacuation lasted for about eight to nine minutes, and the program ended safely. NFL RedZone, owned by NFL Network, provides commercial-free coverage of Sunday afternoon games during the NFL regular season.
NFL RedZone, the popular commercial-free TV channel that brings every touchdown from every game, is back for the NFL season. The channel starts at 1 p.m. ET on Sundays and ends when the last game of the afternoon window ends. Scott Hanson has been the host since its inaugural season in 2009. NFL RedZone is available through various cable providers, as well as streaming platforms like FuboTV, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV. The standalone cost for RedZone is $15 a month or $80 a year, but it can also be added as an add-on to existing streaming bundles. Additionally, it can be bundled with NFL Sunday Ticket, which has moved from DirecTV to YouTube TV this season.
YouTube is offering a special student discount for its NFL Sunday Ticket service, with prices starting at $109 for the season or $119 with the NFL RedZone channel. The regular prices for non-students start at $299 and $399 respectively. YouTube recently introduced a monthly payment option for the service, and Google, the owner of YouTube TV, outbid Amazon and ESPN for the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket. Students can sign up for the discounted rate on YouTube's website, but verification of student status is required.
The NFL is expanding its direct-to-consumer offerings by adding NFL Network and the NFL RedZone channels to its NFL+ subscription service. NFL Network will be included in the base tier of NFL+, which will see a price increase to $6.99 per month, while RedZone will be available on a premium tier for $14.99 per month. The move allows fans to access live streams of NFL Network and RedZone on all devices, not just mobile, and marks the largest sports cable channel to be available directly to consumers outside of a pay-TV bundle. The NFL is also developing exclusive original content for NFL+.
NFL+ enters its second season with the addition of NFL Network and NFL RedZone to its exclusive streaming video subscription service. Available in the United States, NFL+ offers live streams of NFL Network and NFL RedZone, as well as access to live out-of-market preseason games, live local and primetime regular season and postseason games (phone and tablet only), live audio for every game, NFL Films' archives, and more. NFL+ is part of the NFL's direct-to-consumer strategy and is available for $6.99/month or $49.99/year, with an upgrade option to NFL+ Premium for $14.99/month or $99.99/year. NFL Network provides year-round access to NFL news and events, while NFL RedZone offers every touchdown and exciting moments from Sunday afternoon games during the regular season.
DirecTV has reached a new agreement with NFL Media to carry NFL RedZone, hosted by Scott Hanson, and NFL Network for satellite and streaming customers. This move comes after DirecTV stopped carrying the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which led to the demise of its own version of Red Zone, hosted by Andrew Siciliano.
DirecTV and the NFL have reached a deal to add NFL RedZone to all of the company's platforms, including DirecTV Stream and AT&T U-Verse. The deal will also expand the carriage of NFL Network. The new agreement comes after DirecTV's version of NFL RedZone died when its deal expired in 2022 and moved to YouTube TV for 2023. The terms of the deal between the NFL and DirecTV have not been revealed, while the new deal for NFL Sunday Ticket between the NFL and YouTube has been valued at $2 billion annually.
DIRECTV has renewed its affiliation agreement with NFL Media, extending its existing carriage of NFL Network on DIRECTV and adding distribution of NFL Network via DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse. DIRECTV will now carry NFL RedZone across all platforms for the first time. NFL Network and NFL RedZone will be available on all platforms in the coming weeks. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Xfinity has dropped NFL Network, NFL RedZone, and NFL on Demand programming from its TV service due to a contract dispute. The two companies have been in negotiations, but have not reached an agreement. Xfinity has made reasonable offers that NFL Network has not accepted. It is unclear if further negotiations will take place.
YouTube TV will offer NFL Sunday Ticket as an add-on for subscribers at a presale price of $249 for the season, $100 off the retail price of $349. Non-subscribers can get NFL Sunday Ticket for a presale price of $349. YouTube TV will also offer a package including NFL RedZone with NFL Sunday Ticket for $289 for the season. The service recently raised its monthly price to $72.99 and is testing a multiview feature that lets subscribers watch up to four pre-selected games simultaneously.