Waiting for Goodell

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The Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots line up for the snap during a game on December 28, 2024 in Massachusetts. Photo: Winslow Townson/Getty Images
John Ourand
July 7, 2026

There’s enough happening on the sports-adjacent media M&A market of late to make one’s head spin: Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion, Comcast is spinning off NBCUniversal’s entertainment assets, and the NFL—the single most valuable property in all of media—is still inching toward a renewal that could reshape the economics of every network and streamer in the country.