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NFL fans in US must pay $1,600 a year to watch every game after Netflix addition

Netflix will have the exclusive rights to the NFL’s Christmas game through 2026.
Netflix will have the exclusive rights to the NFL’s Christmas game through 2026. Photograph: Matt Slocum/AP

After the success of shows like Drive to Survive, Full Swing, and The Roast of Tom Brady, Netflix is continuing its move into live sports broadcasting. The company announced on Wednesday that it will broadcast two NFL games on Christmas Day during the 2024 season, with at least one other Christmas game in 2025 and 2026.

Netflix has hosted one-off events in tennis, golf and boxing but this is the first live partnership between the streaming company and one of the major US sports leagues.

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