New data on the effectiveness of streaming ads during NFL games shows why the league is so eager to partner with streamers. When the NFL released its 2025 schedule in May, I immediately spotted that the schedule looked optimized for streaming.

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 19, 2025 – Phil Simms, Super Bowl XXI MVP and 15-year NFL quarterback, will return to NBC Sports three decades after making his NBC broadcast debut on NFL games in 1995, to serve as a game analyst on multiple Big Ten football games exclusively on Peacock this fall.

The first regular-season Sunday Night Football game takes place on September 7 when the Buffalo Bills host the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. It’s not technically a Sunday Night Football game, but the Chicago Bears host the Buffalo Bills at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX.

The star quarterback who called games for NBC and CBS from 1995-2016, will work three Big Ten college football games on Peacock this season, NBC Sports announced Tuesday.

NFL NFL preseason schedule for Week 1: Here's when games start and how to watch The first week of the NFL preseason features all 32 teams in action, but not all stars will suit up.

Another key difference: In college, overtime periods last as long as it takes to declare a winner, while in the NFL regular season, just one 10-minute overtime period is allotted. If the teams are still even by the end of that 10 minutes, the game is ruled a tie.

Ion, Ion Mystery, Bounce, Court TV, Court TV Legendary Trials and Scripps News are now available to Peacock subscribers. The post Six Scripps Channels To Launch On Peacock appeared first on TV News Check.

Under the terms of the new deal, ESPN gets the 10 main WWE PLEs (WrestleMania and SummerSlam are two nights apiece) at the aforementioned rate of $325 million/year, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. It’s a hell of a raise for WWE, which was getting $180 million annually from Peacock — a number that included all of the storied league’s archives.

NFL NFL preseason schedule for Week 1: Here's when games start and how to watch The first week of the NFL preseason features all 32 teams in action, but not all stars will suit up.