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Netflix is having A Cowboy Carter Christmas as Beyoncé is set to perform in Texas on NFL Christmas Gameday.

The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer is set to perform during halftime of the match between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans on Christmas Day, December 25, which will air live on Netflix starting at 4:40 p.m. Et.

In a new teaser for Beyoncé’s performance, which you can see in the video posted above, the singer is wearing an all-white outfit and sporting a cowboy hat. Beyoncé finishes decorating a Christmas cactus that is then lit up.

Earlier this week, Netflix shared the on-air talent that would be part of their Christmas Gameday broadcast, kicking off at 11 a.m. Et from the NFL Network’s studios in L.A. and Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Kay Adams (Up & Adams) and analysts Drew Brees (former Super Bowl-winning quarterback), Robert Griffin III (former...

Netflix will stream two live NFL games on Christmas Day, the first time the streamer has ever rolled out a live football game.

Netflix is gearing up for its first turn as an NFL broadcasting partner. The world’s largest streaming service will offer two live NFL games on Christmas Day, both key AFC matchups that could decide playoff positioning once the year wraps up. We’ll lay out every piece of information that we have about the games so far, so you won’t have to scramble trying to find them during your holiday.

Everything we know about Christmas Day NFL games

Which teams are playing?

What’s the schedule?

Who will call the games?

Will games be available on each plan?

Is there an extra charge to watch?

Will Netflix’s NFL games be in 4K?

Has Netflix fixed live streaming issues?

Who’s the halftime show?

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There’s just over two weeks to go until Netflix’s next major live sporting event. As such, the streamer has gifted excited fans with its star-studded roster for Dec. 25’s NFL Christmas Gameday.

Joining halftime performer Beyoncé on the big day will be comedians Bert Kreischer and Nate Bargatze — the former will serve as a tailgate correspondent, while the latter will be a special guest.

Meanwhile, football legends like Drew Brees, Rgiii, Manti Te’o, Nate Burleson, JJ Watt and Greg Olsen will be lending their expertise for color commentary, alongside NFL mainstays like Laura Rutledge, Kay Adams, Mina Kimes, Devin McCourty, Jason McCourty, Ian Eagle, Noah Eagle, Melanie Collins, Stacey Dales, Jamie Erdahl, Steve Wyche, Ian Rapoport, Gene Steratore and Scott Hanson, who will provide further analysis and sideline reporting.

“From a father-son broadcasting duo to brothers on-and-off the field, your family is invited to join us for a gameday to remember,...

Netflix has drafted its on-air talent roster for NFL Christmas Gameday, which will be broadcast live from Pittsburgh, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Broadcasters will include father and son Ian and Noah Eagle, JJ Watt, and brothers Devin and Jason McCourty.

The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. Et, and the Baltimore Ravens will play against the Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. Et.

Netflix is set to kick off NFL Christmas Gameday from NFL Network’s studios in L.A. and Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh at 11 a.m. Et with Kay Adams (Up & Adams) and analysts Drew Brees (former Super Bowl-winning quarterback), Robert Griffin III (former NFL quarterback), Mina Kimes and Manti Te’o (former NFL linebacker and NFL Network analyst).

Live from Pittsburgh is anchor Laura Rutledge with analysts Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty.

Comedian Bert Kreischer joins as a tailgate correspondent, and comedian Nate Bargatze joins as a special guest.

The first game starts at 1 p.m. Et when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ian Eagle will be the play-by-play commentator, and Nate Burleson and JJ Watt will provide color commentary. Watt will be broadcasting for the game his brother Tj Watt is playing at. Melanie Collins and Stacey Dales will report from the sidelines.

At 4:30 p.m. Et, the Baltimore Ravens will go head-to-head with the Houston Texans from Nrg Stadium.

Noah Eagle will offer play-by-play commentary and will be joined by analyst Greg Olsen. Good Morning Football’s Jamie Erdahl and Steve Wyche will report from the sidelines.

Beyoncé will be the halftime performer in Houston at Nrg Stadium.

Ian Rapoport will be standing by with breaking news, and former NFL official Gene Steratore will offer analysis of both games.

The game will be available globally to Netflix subscribers in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Brees and Scott Hanson will also provide additional commentary outside of the U.S., with international anchors to be announced.

In keeping with the NFL’s long-standing holiday tradition, the Netflix Christmas Day games will air on CBS affiliates in the competing team cities and be available on U.S. mobile devices with NFL+. CBS Sports will produce the games, with NFL Media producing the pre, post, and studio halftime programming. EverWonder Studio will executive produce NFL Christmas Gameday.

The NFL and Netflix are taking a mix-and-match approach to the announcing lineup for their Christmas Day doubleheader.

The league and the streamer have set the full teams for their two games, including a studio crew in Los Angeles and additional reporters at each game site. The on-air teams come from several of the NFL’s broadcast partners, including CBS Sports — which is producing the games for Netflix — NBC Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports and the NFL Network.

CBS announcer Ian Eagle will take play-by-play duties for the 1 p.m. Et game (Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers) with analysts Nate Burleson and JJ Watt, both hosts of The NFL Today on CBS (Burleson has also been the analyst for CBS’ alternate telecasts on Nickelodeon). Melanie Collins (CBS) and Stacey Dales (NFL Network) will be the sideline reporters.

NBC’s Noah Eagle (Ian’s son) will call the 4:30 p.m.

Former National Football League quarterback Tom Brady.

Netflix will shell out around $150 million to stream two National Football League (NFL) games on Christmas Day — but there is apparently no amount of money that the company could spend to clinch one of the greatest football players of all time for its broadcasts.

On Tuesday, the New York Post said Fox Sports rejected a request that would have seen the broadcaster loan its newly-minuted sports commentator Tom Brady to the streaming service for at least one of the two Christmas Day games.

According to the Post, Netflix wanted to pair Brady with Fox’s other commentator, Kevin Burkhardt. The two currently call the “Game of the Week” aired on most Fox stations each Sunday afternoon.

It isn’t clear how much Netflix offered for the duo, or when the offer was made, but the Post said Fox is not interested. Brady was...

The NBA will make $76 billion over the course of 11 years in the new contracts, which start in the 2024-25 season.

The NBA is ready to sign on the dotted line. A new report from The Athletic indicates that the Association has finalized TV deals with Disney, Comcast, and Amazon (Prime Video), which will last for 11 seasons starting in 2025-26. The deal will pay the league $76 billion over its lifetime and is set to see NBA games depart TNT for the first time in 35 years.

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CBS Sports sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson is 5-foot-2. Center Zach Edey of Purdue is 7-foot-4. That presents an interviewing problem.

Wolfson learned a lesson after being cut out of the picture while interviewing Edey in the early post game of the Final Four, and conducted her later postgame interviews while perched on a ladder.

“That is right, Ian [Eagle], you said I needed a ladder, I got myself a ladder,” Wolfson said after to her colleague.

Earlier, Wolfson spoke with Edey on the court, where the height difference made things awkward.

As the camera zoomed in on Edey, only Wolfson’s mic was in the frame.

“Tracy, we just ordered you a ladder,” analyst Ian Eagle quipped.

Ian believed @tracywolfson needed a ladder… and a ladder she procured pic.twitter.com/W8As4KVkgF

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An NFL announcer had some fun with those Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance rumours over the weekend.

Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs, beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday 9-17.

As the tight end scored his first touchdown of the season, announcer Ian Eagle said: “Kelce finds a blank space for the score,” referencing Swift’s hit song.

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NFL Network’s Rich Eisen one-upped Eagle, making multiple references to Swift songs on the air, and sharing the moments in a video on Instagram.

“Look what you made me do, @killatrav,” he wrote in the caption.

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce probably knew he would get a lot of kidding when he revealed that he tried to give Taylor Swift a friendship braclet with his phone number on it when he attended her Kansas City concert.

But he probably didn’t think that the alleged romance – which hasn’t been confirmed by either party — would be used as a reference in an NFL broadcast.

Today, when Kelce scored a nine-yard touchdown in the second half of the Chiefs game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, CBS announcer Ian Eagle had some fun.

“Kelce finds a blank space for the score,” Eagle said, a reference to Swift’s song, “Blank Space.”

But there was still a lot of football left to play in the game, so Kelce had time to Shake It Off.

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You won’t believe who’s taking the field in a bid to help CBS impress the National Football League.

SpongeBob SquarePants and green slime will be among the elements featured in a broadcast of a January 10th NFL Wild Card game that will appear on Nickelodeon while a traditional presentation runs on CBS. While gridiron aficionados take in the regular sports show, Nickelodeon will put on a game that parents and kids can watch together. The kid-focused event will feature play-by-play commentary and reporting from two members of the network’s popular “All That” sketch-comedy series, animated graphics and intriguing visuals.

“Everything from just the attitude to the talent to the graphics packages is going to have a kid’s point of view and a Nick point of view, and we are really going to try to create a new experience for kids and parents,” says Brian Robbins, president...

CBS Sports and ViacomCBS sibling Nickelodeon have offered a preview of the custom telecast of an NFL wild-card playoff game the kids network will present next month. Bottom line: Viewers opting for that version instead of the regular CBS telecast should expect plenty of Snapchat-like filters, computer animation, on-screen (and on-player) graphics and plenty of other “Nick-ification.”

The booth for the January 10 contest will feature play-by-play announcer Noah Eagle (adult son of CBS announcer Ian Eagle), with Nate Burleson of CBS and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green of Nickelodeon’s All That. Lex Lumpkin, another All That cast member, ­­­will be a reporter during the game.

The telecast, which joins a streaming playoff game that same weekend on NBCUniversal’s Peacock, is part of the NFL’s effort to broaden out to a wider audience. Ratings, while they have slipped 7% in this Covid-19-affected season, remain strong, but the NFL is...

TNT will not have its lead broadcaster when the NBA resumes its season next month in Orlando.

Marv Albert, who is 79, will not be part of the network’s coverage over concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic, which has roared back to life in recent weeks, particularly in Florida. Albert told The New York Post, “I had second thoughts.” Turner also confirmed to TheWrap that Albert will not be going down to Orlando.

Kevin Harlan, Ian Eagle or Brian Anderson will likely take over Albert’s spot in the network’s top broadcast team.

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