NFL teams up with SES for game content distribution

SES has announced a renewal of its partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to deliver NFL game content to over 35 broadcast partners across Europe, Asia, North and South America.

NFL will use SES’s satellite, IP and fibre network with resilient back-up to ensure games are delivered uninterrupted, regardless of location.

“We are delighted to continue our partnership with the NFL as they again put trust in our hybrid delivery model, utilizing our satellite network paired with extensive terrestrial infrastructure,” said Michele Gosetti, head of sales, sports and events at SES.

“Our track record with the NFL spans nearly 20 years, and as the league expands into more international markets, we have both the  infrastructure and innovative video capabilities to meet their needs today and in the future.”

SES has worked with the NFL since 2005, and today offers five simultaneous feeds for NFL games across its global content delivery network, with the ability to expand to 14 feeds if needed.

Jeffrey Lombardi, senior director, international production operations at the NFL added: “The NFL is committed to reaching more fans around the world through both live events and expanded broadcast engagements, including the NFL International Series, and making our games and content available in more countries via a growing ecosystem of broadcast technologies.

“Thanks to the strong hybrid delivery model SES offers us, we are able to provide game content to more people and places around the world with the quality and reliability that ensures an enjoyable fan experience.”

In order to meet NFL’s requirements, SES offered a unique combination of IP-based transport protocol (SRT) and its global satellite fleet to deliver all game content.

This included the addition of the recently launched content orchestration platform, SES SCORE, and SES’s new Astra 1 Sports Platform in Europe, with renewed prime satellite capacity for Americas (SES-14) and Asia to distribute over 150 upcoming games with the option to add more games in the future.