NFL Head Says Equity Stake in Paramount and ESPN Won't Affect Distribution Deals

The NFL does not believe that its equity stake in Paramount Global or its upcoming stake in ESPN will impact its distribution or editorial decisions. Heads of the league addressed this lingering question during a press conference with reporters on Tuesday. "The equity won't affect how we think about the distribution and how we deploy our rights in the future," said Hans Schroeder, the NFL's executive vice president of media distribution, on Tuesday. "We have had equity in some of our media partnerships over the years, and I think we know how to balance that at an arm's length way . . .