ESPN and NFL Network, working on a deal

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><img hspace="16" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/01/nfl_network1_sm.gif" alt="NFL Network" />The <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/NFLNetwork/">NFL Network's</a> strategy to gain carriage on the biggest cable company's most popular tiers, caused quite a ruckus last year when many <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/26/nfl-network-allows-patriots-vs-giants-simulcast-on-nbc-and-cbs/">subscribers almost missed the biggest game of the year,</a> in what ended up being a reverse preview of the Super Bowl -- and a perfect setup for the biggest choke in NFL history. It appears now that with some help from ESPN, we may not be in store for a repeat this year. Although no details have been revealed, it is being reported -- by the journal that require a subscription -- that the four letter network is in talks that may lead to it helping resolve the fledgling network with its struggles to obtain carriage.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121399524481392821.html>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/21/espn-and-nfl-network-working-on-a-deal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1232585/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/21/espn-and-nfl-network-working-on-a-deal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/317101741" height="1" width="1"/>

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