NFL Network and NFL RedZone return to Xfinity amid Disney-Comcast resolution
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 10, 2026, 10:30 PM
Last updated Aug 10, 2026
NFL Network and NFL RedZone Channel will return to Xfinity TV following a resolution between Disney and Comcast. The dispute arose after ESPN took over NFL Media, prompting Comcast's channels to go dark in late April due to unsuccessful negotiations. With the preseason underway and the upcoming NFL season approaching, an agreement was reached to restore the channels. Specific financial terms of the new deal have not been disclosed, and it remains unclear if any of Disney's demands were met.
- •Xfinity to restore NFL Network and RedZone Channel soon.
- •Dispute started after ESPN's acquisition of NFL Media.
- •Channels went dark for Xfinity customers in April.
- •No financial details of the agreement have been disclosed.
- •Comcast's previous dispute over NFL Network occurred in 2023.
- 10:30 PMYahoo Sports — NFL Network, NFL RedZone returning to Xfinity as Disney, Comcast settle dispute
"Soon after ESPN took over ownership of NFL Media as part of an equity deal with the league, the NFL Network and linear RedZone Channel agreements with Comcast expired. As Disney took over at the negotiating table, the two sides couldn’t immediately reach a new deal, and the NFL channels went dark on Xfinity TV…
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