The NFL and CBS have made an agreement to extend their American Football Conference broadcast deal for two years, through the 2013-14 season.
The deal gives CBS broadcast rights to Super Bowl XLVII in the first year of the agreement.
The
NFL also announced a new deal with Comcast Corp. earlier today, ending a dispute over carriage of the NFL Network.
“This agreement significantly strengthens what is already a great partnership between CBS and the NFL, and continues to add to CBS Sports’ reputation as the undisputed industry leader in sports television with top franchises in all of television,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corp., said in a statement.
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