Matt Belloni: Netflix should be ‘salivating’ over ‘Sunday Night Football’ rights amid NBC spinoff

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Comcast announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal into a publicly traded company, which could impact NFL broadcast rights. Industry insiders speculate that other media companies are eager to acquire rights such as those for Sunday Night Football amid this corporate restructuring.

Comcast announced plans this week to spin off NBCUniversal into its own, publicly traded company, and one Hollywood insider believes the move could have an immediate impact on NFL rights. Discussing the plans on his podcast The Town this week, Puck reporter Matt Belloni speculated that rival media companies are likely “salivating” over the prospect of…