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Versant Sees Chance to Snatch Big Sports Rights as NFL Opt-Out Looms

March 3, 2026 at 03:42 PM
By Brian Steinberg
Versant Sees Chance to Snatch Big Sports Rights as NFL Opt-Out Looms
The newest company in the media sector is getting ready to tackle some of the most lucrative properties in the business. Versant Media, the company that was spun off from NBCUniversal earlier this year, believes it may get a chance to intercept some of TV’s biggest sports rights as the NFL prepares for what many […]

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The newest company in the media sector is getting ready to tackle some of the most lucrative properties in the business. Versant Media, the company that was spun off from NBCUniversal earlier this year, believes it may get a chance to intercept some of TV’s biggest sports rights as the NFL prepares for what many […] Home TV News Mar 3, 2026 7:42am PT Versant Sees Chance to Snatch Big Sports Rights as NFL Opt-Out Looms By Brian Steinberg Plus Icon Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor bristei Latest Versant Says 2025 Profit Fell, Citing Revenue Dips in Advertising, Distribution 4 hours ago Paramount Raids Amazon for Ad Sales Veteran Danielle Carney 17 hours ago Meet Bruce. He’s Got a Long Line of Advertising Mascots to Honor in Quest to Sell for Procter & Gamble 1 day ago See All The newest company in the media sector is getting ready to tackle some of the most lucrative properties in the business. Versant Media, the company that was spun off from NBCUniversal earlier this year, believes it may get a chance to intercept some of TV’s biggest sports rights as the NFL prepares for what many believe will be a reshuffle of the rights deals it cemented in 2021. Those contracts, set with NBCU, Paramount, Disney and Amazon and slated to be in effect until 2033, could be rewritten thanks to an opt-out clause the league struck that could be exercised after 2029. Related Stories Halle Berry on Telling a ‘Few of My Bosses’ to ‘Shut the F--- Up’ and Rumors She’s Returning as Storm in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: ‘You All Think I’m Being Coy and I’m Being Silly, but I’m Not There’
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