Fox Sports in Aggressive Bid to Steal NFL Thursday Night Games from CBS

[Tugg Speedman]

Is this a game-changer for FS1?


Fox Sports in Aggressive Bid to Steal NFL Thursday Night Games from CBS
01/07/16 - 06:06 AM EST

http://www.thestreet.com/story/13415359/1/fox-sports-in-aggressive-bid-to-steal-nfl-thursday-night-games-from-cbs.html

Fox Sports has emerged as the top rival to CBS (CBS) in the bidding for the broadcast rights to National Football League games on Thursday nights, submitting a "stiff" bid in an effort to keep CBS from extending its two-year agreement for the nation's most popular sport, according to two people with knowledge of the bid.

The NFL is collecting bids from TV and Internet companies for what is believed to be a one-year agreement to broadcast eight of the 16 Thursday night games. The bidding is expected to substantially exceed the estimated $300 million that CBS currently pays for the telecasts, though the size of Fox's bid wasn't immediately clear.