Peter Kafka discusses CBS and Fox's focus on distributing NFL football

Peter Kafka, chief correspondent at Business Insider, spoke on the Decoder podcast about the impact of cord-cutting on television consumption. He emphasized that CBS and Fox primarily exist to distribute football, especially considering the NFL's dominance in viewership. Kafka noted that last year, 92 of the top 100 most-watched telecasts in the U.S. were football games. While acknowledging that Fox holds other sports rights, he stated that football remains crucial for drawing audiences and advertising revenue. Kafka also pointed out the other networks without NFL agreements have struggled to find comparable success. CBS and Fox will likely continue to shape their strategies around football's significance in broadcast television.

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