NFL: agreement with Facebook for the distribution of highlights and summaries of games

Facebook and the NFL have signed a multi-year agreement to distribute video of highlights and summaries of the games throughout the American football season, including the playoffs and Super Bowl on the social network's video platform Facebook Watch on 26/09/2017.

"The NFL will publish NFL Game Recaps and official highlights from all 256 regular season games as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl that will be available to people globally on Facebook," said the NFL on 26/09/2017.

"People around the world will also be able to tune in by following the NFL Turning Point, Sound FX and NFL Game Recaps Show Pages and can watch highlights from around the League on Facebook by following the NFL or any of its 32 clubs," added the NFL.

• Facebook launched its video platform Facebook Watch, only in the United States, on 09/08/2017.
  • Watch brings together shared video content on the social network.

"Watch, a destination for NFL fans, to catch up on the latest on-field action" (D.Reed, Facebook)

• "We have millions of fans on Facebook, and they continue to demonstrate an incredible…