NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson referred to ‘the late president Jimmy Carter,’ offered correction afterwards
"I believe I accidentally said the late Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, still alive, Rosalynn Carter has passed away at the age of 96."
"I believe I accidentally said the late Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, still alive, Rosalynn Carter has passed away at the age of 96."
Scott Hanson was not shy in answering a Twitter critic on if he talks too much on RedZone
NFL RedZone has inked a new presenting sponsor for the upcoming season.
NFL Network and NFL RedZone are now included with NFL+ plans.
"I’ve loved seeing the DirectTV commercials over the years and I’m honored to follow in the footsteps of several football legends that I also call friends."
"This deal strengthens our NFL relationship as it includes expanded carriage of NFL Network and all the best action from Sunday’s games with NFL RedZone, which is now available to customers across all three DIRECTV platforms."
This was a very short carriage dispute.
"I would have loved to host the Red Zone channel because I would do a great job at handling that in the fourth quarter. Or in the witching hour."
"Salute of professional respect to each and every one of you."
"Going forward, I will try to let you know which parts of the country will see the ending of the 'last game standing' if it's not national."
For viewers in the United States, NFL RedZone is not permitted to show a game when it’s the...
"It's literally like a team, well-oiled, like the Warriors passing the ball. That's us in the control room."
Did you have trouble trying to watch NFL action on Sunday? You're not alone.
Is this something the NFL needs to step in on?
This led to the NFL RedZone team adding their own scorebug higher up on the feed.
Spectrum is helpfully directing customers to a more expensive sports tier if they want to replace the NFL channels.
NFL Network will be in the basic Hulu+Live TV package. NFL RedZone will be in a new "Sports Add-On" package, costing $9.99 a month.
Hanson has been NFL RedZone's only host since the channel launched in 2009.
There are plenty of interesting potential companies that could take a minority stake in the NFL's media assets, but the question is how interested they are in doing so.
Just in time for Sunday football, the NFL's channels are back on Sling.
"We're a team, and we meet, we interface with each other. The way I envision Sunday going down with all the new protocols, I'm going to see, physically see, two, maybe three live human beings. "
YouTube TV has resisted premium channel bundles so far, but building one around RedZone makes sense.
NFL RedZone will re-air their coverage of the 2019 season this month, starting with Week 1 on April 6 and running through Week 17 on April 22.
Carriage disputes are causing more than 12,000 lost subscribers a day for AT&T. Ouch.