ESPN officially took over operations of NFL Network this week, the long-awaited result of the transfer of NFL media assets to ESPN. The final hurdle was cleared when federal regulators approved ESPN’s purchase of NFL Network in January. Some NFL Network ...

*** CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this article, published on May 31, we incorrectly stated that YouTube TV was removing NFL Network from its sports plan starting June 29. In fact, NFL Network will continue to be available as part of the main YouTube ...

On April 1, 2026, NFL Media employees showed up to work under a new boss. ESPN badges. ESPN email addresses. ESPN everything. The biggest media consolidation in professional football history had swallowed an entire network whole. But one face never changed ...

Ian Rapoport is officially an ESPN employee, with the longtime NFL insider announcing he signed a multiyear contract this week. With the NFL Network recently becoming a product of ESPN, there were questions about whether there was a need for the Worldwide ...

A number of recognizable names were let go, including former central PA sports reporter and MLB host Karl Ravech.

ESPN went through another round of layoffs Tuesday, this time stemming from its purchase of the NFL Network. The cuts targeted both on-air talent and behind-the-scenes employees, according to sources not authorized to speak publicly.