NFL Network & NFL Films Combine for Six Sports Emmy Awards

NFL Films Wins Five Emmy Awards – Tied for Most in a Single Year

NFL Network Wins in Outstanding Short Feature & Sports Promotional Announcement – Episodic Categories

NFL Media – comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL RedZone, NFL.com and NFL Mobile – won six Sports Emmy Awards, it was announced last night in New York City.

NFL Network won in the Outstanding Short Feature category for NFL GameDay Morning: Immaculate Remembrance, as well as in the Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement – Episodic category for A Football Life: Life Story, which it shared with NFL Films. With the two Emmy Awards, NFL Network increased its total to 12 in its nine-year history.

To view the Emmy Award-winning NFL GameDay Morning: Immaculate Remembrance, visit:

http://on.nfl.com/142lGw3

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OVER 20 MILLION FANS WATCH & FOLLOW THE 2013 NFL DRAFT ON NFL NETWORK, NFL.COM, & NFL MOBILE PROPERTIES

Over seven million viewers watched 2013 NFL Draft coverage on NFL Network

Fueled by 126% increase to NFL Mobile properties, coverage on NFL Digital platforms drew over 13 million fans

NFL Network’s coverage of the 78^th annual NFL Draft resulted in record rating and viewership numbers for the network. NFL Network drew a record total of 7.1 million viewers over the three days (based on a 6-minute qualifier) of the 2013 NFL Draft, a 17% increase over 2012 (6.07 million) and the 5^th consecutive year that NFL Network has increased its total Draft audience.

Over the course of the three days of the draft, NFL Network averaged nearly a million viewers (930k), an increase of 23% over 2012. NFL Network’s viewership numbers were highlighted by Thursday’s coverage of Round 1 which averaged over 1.5 million viewers.

On the digital front, audience to NFL Digital Media’s draft coverage grew to over 13 million unique viewers, a 31% increase over 2012. The digital growth was driven in large part by traffic to NFL Mobile properties, which increased 126% versus last year.

With a record-high 47 hours of live coverage of the three-day event, an extensive talent roster of analysts, reporters and college coaches, and a record number of draft war room cameras providing behind-the-scenes access, NFL Network, NFL.com and NFL Mobile properties provided coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft live from Radio City Music Hall.

(Source: Nielsen Media Research)

20 million watch Round 1 of 2013 NFL Draft; First Round most-watched show on cable

NFL Network & NFL Digital Properties Set Records 

First-round coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft on ESPN and NFL Network drew a combined total viewership of 20.0 million viewers*, according to The Nielsen Company (*based on at least six minutes of viewing).

The combined ESPN/NFLN average of 7.7 million viewers:

• Nearly doubled the viewership of the next most-watched show of the day on cable (Swamp People on History Channel, 4.0 million);
• Drew five million more viewers than the day’s next most-watched sporting event (Clippers-Grizzles on TNT, 2.6 million);
• Ranks as the third-most-watched first round ever behind 2010 (8.3 million viewers) and 2012 (8.1 million viewers).

NFL Network’s first-round coverage drew a record average of 1.5 million viewers – a seven percent increase over last year’s previous record (1.4 million viewers).

The NFL’s digital media platforms — including NFL.com, NFL Mobile From Verizon and other NFL mobile products — set a record with its first-round draft coverage as unique visitors jumped 35 percent compared to last year (and 101 percent increase over 2011).

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Overview of NFL Network & NFL.com’s 2013 NFL Draft Coverage

NFL Network Provides Record-Setting Coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft

47 Live Hours of Coverage Beginning Thursday, April 25 in Addition to Round-the-Clock Coverage on NFL.com & NFL Mobile 

Behind-the-Scenes Access with 15 War Room Cams at Team Facilities – Including Kansas City & Jacksonville

College Coaches Brian Kelly, Les Miles, David Shaw & Kevin Sumlin Join Live Draft Coverage from Radio City Music Hall

NFL Network’s coverage of the 78th annual NFL Draft is officially on the clock. With a record-high 47 hours of live coverage of the three-day event, an extensive talent roster of analysts, reporters and college coaches, and a record number of draft war room cameras providing behind-the-scenes access, NFL Network – along with NFL.com and NFL Mobile – will descend upon Radio City Music Hall in New York City for its eighth year of NFL Draft coverage.

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NFL NETWORK PRESENTS: THE TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2013

Weekly Series Detailing the Top Players in the NFL Premieres Saturday, April 27 Following Conclusion of 2013 NFL Draft

The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions Show Follows at 9:00 PM ET, Features Commentary from NFL Network Analysts, NFL Players & Fans

For the third consecutive year, current NFL players have voted to determine the top 100 players in the NFL. The Top 100 Players of 2013 presented by Buffalo Wild Wings debuts Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 PM ET, immediately following NFL Network’s live coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft. In the first episode, players ranked #100-91 will be profiled.

The 11-episode, weekly series continues Thursday, May 2 at 8:00 PM ET, and each subsequent Thursday until the back-to-back episode finale unveils the top 10 players of 2013 on June 27 at 8:00 PM ET and 9:00 PM ET.

Following each weekly episode, The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show airs live from the NFL Network studios at 9:00 PM ET. Hosted by Lindsay Rhodes and joined by current NFL Network analysts, the one-hour show provides instant reaction to players unveiled – and not unveiled – on the latest episode. NFL players who have been voted onto the top 100 will also join the reactions show throughout the series.

Also featured during The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show, the Player Rater – an anonymous current NFL player – voices his opinions on NFL peers and their rank on the top 100. Additionally, the voice of the fan will be prominently heard each week as the results of instant twitter polls and NFL.com voting will be announced and debated each show.

On Sunday, April 21 at 8:00 PM ET, The Top 100 Players of 2013 Preview Show hosted by Michelle Beisner from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey offers a preview of the NFL Films-produced series. During the show, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman fills out a portion of his top 100 ballot.

Through NFL Mobile Presented by Verizon, fans can watch all NFL Network programming, including The Top 100 Players of 2013 series, on the go.

The Top 100 Players of 2013 Series Features

Player Rater: Returning for the second season, Player Rater – anonymous NFL player(s) – will be prominent throughout The Top 100 Players of 2013 series to give unfiltered reaction to the rankings of his peers. Under the Twitter handle @PlayerRater_13, the unidentified, current NFL player will live tweet during each episode. In The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show the Player Rater will further elaborate on his tweets featured during the episode.

NFL Players and Fans Tweet: New this season, prominent NFL players will be live tweeting throughout each episode of The Top 100: Players of 2013. The variety of players will offer instant reaction under both their own and the @NFLNetwork Twitter handle as they find out both their own and peers ranking .

Fans also will participate on Twitter throughout each episode of The Top 100 Players of 2013. Fans can vote if each player has been ranked #toohigh, #toolow, or #justright. The results of that fan vote and others polls throughout the series will be unveiled in the subsequent reactions show.

NFL.com: From now until May 31, fans can vote on the greatest players going into the 2013 NFL Season at NFL.com/Top100 . Each week, results will be shown on The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show. Additionally, after players are unveiled at their specific rankings, fans can vote for the most overrated and underrated players. Also, be sure to catch bonus footage of players who just missed being named on the top 100 each week.

The Top 100: Players of 2013 Episode Schedule

• Preview Show Sunday, April 21 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #1 (100-91) Saturday, April 27 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #2 (90-81) Thursday, May 2 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #3 (80-71) Thursday, May 9 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #4 (70-61) Thursday, May 16 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #5 (60-51) Thursday, May 23 8:00 PM ET
• Halfway Recap Monday, May 27 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #6 (50-41) Thursday, May 30 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #7 (40-31) Thursday, June 6 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #8 (30-21) Thursday, June 13 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #9 (20-11) Thursday, June 20 8:00 PM ET
• Finale Preview Wednesday, June 26 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #10 (10-6) Thursday, June 27 8:00 PM ET
• Episode #11 (5-1) Thursday, June 27 9:00 PM ET

Winner of 107 Emmy awards, NFL Films is widely recognized as the most honored filmmaker in sports. Under the vision of their founders Ed and Steve Sabol, NFL Films has revolutionized the way America watches football and set the standard in sports filmmaking. The Top 100: Players of 2013 is just a part of the long list of successful NFL Films productions, along with the Emmy-nominated A Football Life, The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players, Hard Knocks and America’s Game.

ABOUT NFL NETWORK

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming is streamed live on NFL Mobile from Verizon. For more information, log on to http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network .

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Transcript: NFL Network’s 2013 NFL Draft Conference Call with Mike Mayock — Thursday, April 18

Please click on the link below to view the transcript of NFL Network’s 2013 NFL Draft conference call with analyst Mike Mayock:

2013 NFL Draft Conference Call Transcript

2013 NFL Schedule Announced Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network & NFL.com

Three-Hour ‘Schedule Release ‘13’ Show Breaks Down 2013 NFL Schedule

Broncos LB Von Miller & Ravens WR Torrey Smith In-Studio on ‘The Perfect Schedule ‘13’ Wednesday, April 17 at 9:00 PM ET

The 2013 NFL schedule will be released on NFL Network and NFL.com Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on Schedule Release ’13. Hosted by Andrew Siciliano and featuring analysts Willie McGinest, Heath Evans, Shaun O’Hara and Brian Baldinger, the three-hour special breaks down the entire 2013 regular season schedule, division by division, analyzing the top matchups and primetime games.

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NFL.COM TO LIVE STREAM MIKE MAYOCK’S PRE-DRAFT MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

On Thursday, April 18 at 1:00 PM ET, fans can listen in while Mayock fields questions from football writers across the country

Fans on Twitter can submit questions to @InsideNFLMedia using #askMayock & best ones will be used during the conference call

For the first time, NFL.com will provide fans access to listen to NFL Network’s Draft analyst Mike Mayock’s conference call with the media for the upcoming 2013 NFL Draft. Set to begin at 1:00 PM ET on Thursday, April 18, Mayock’s pre-draft conference call with the media should draw more than 100 members of the media and last over two hours.

Fans can log on to nfl.com/mayockdraftcall and listen while Mayock answers dozens of questions from the media about the 2013 NFL Draft. The live streaming audio will be accompanied by highlight packages of draft prospects and graphics on NFL team needs.

Fans can also participate by tweeting questions to @InsideNFLMedia using #askMayock. The best questions will be selected and used during the conference call.

Following the conference call, audio clips will be available on NFL.com.

NFL Network provides approximately 70 hours of live “Draft Week” coverage Monday, April 22 – Saturday, April 27. Live coverage of the first round kicks off Thursday, April 25 at 8:00 PM ET, followed by Rounds 2-3 Friday, April 26 at 6:30 PM ET and Rounds 4-7 Saturday, April 27 at 12 Noon ET.

On Wednesday, April 24 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network, Mayock unveils his first – and only – mock draft of the year in a one-hour special, Mayock’s 2013 Mock Draft. On the eve of the 2013 NFL Draft from inside Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Mayock, along with Chris Rose, predicts how the first round of the draft will unfold and provides full analysis of each selection.

For media interested in participating in the conference call, please contact Andrew Howard at andrew.howard@nfl.com.

ABOUT NFL NETWORK

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming is streamed live on NFL Mobile from Verizon. For more information, log on to http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

2013 NFL Draft Attendees Announced on NFL Network Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 PM ET

List of Prospects Attending the Draft in New York City Revealed on ‘Path to the Draft’

The list of NFL prospects attending the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City will be revealed on NFL Network’s Path to the Draft Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 PM ET. Host Paul Burmeister along with analysts Charles Davis, Charley Casserly and Ted Sundquist will make the announcement.

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