ViacomCBS Brings NFL to U.K.’s Channel 5, MTV
Naman Ramachandran ViacomCBS Networks International has signed a three-year deal with the National Football League (NFL) to bring Monday Night Football to free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5.Monday Night Football, an iconic TV sports series, will be broadcast from Channel 5’s studio in Los Angeles, where presenter Kirsten Watson will be joined by former All-Pro Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew and other guests.Channel 5 will also host a Sunday morning magazine program titled NFL End Zone, that will be presented by American actor and singer, Cory Yarckin, and will delve deeper into the culture behind the sport. The show will be shot and filmed on location in the U.S.