Netflix Scores Live NFL Games on Christmas, Shocks TV World

The streaming giant signs a three-year deal with the NFL

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Christmas is coming early for Netflix.

Top line

Today, ahead of its upfront presentation at Manhattan’s Pier59 Studios, Netflix announced that it scored live NFL Christmas Day games.

In a blog on its Tudum website, the streaming giant said it’ll be the global home of two NFL games on Dec. 25, also getting at least one holiday game for Christmas Day in 2025 and 2026 as part of a three-season deal.

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Netflix’s NFL announcement is set to shake up the TV landscape as the streamer pushes more and more into live sports.