N.F.L. Pressure Said to Lead ESPN to Quit Film Project - NYTimes.com

N.F.L. Pressure Said to Lead ESPN to Quit Film Project - NYTimes.com:
by James Andrew Miller

 "Pressure from the National Football League led to ESPN’s decision on Thursday to pull out of an investigative project with “Frontline” regarding head injuries in the N.F.L., according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation.
ESPN, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, pays the N.F.L. more than $1 billion a year to broadcast “Monday Night Football,” a ratings juggernaut and cherished source of revenue for Disney."

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