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Football fans are not happy with major change coming to NFL RedZone
ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network leads to full commercial breaks on NFL RedZone starting 2025, ending its 16-year mostly commercial-free run, despite commitments to uninterrupted touchdowns.
- Starting with the 2025 season on September 3, NFL RedZone, hosted by Scott Hanson, will begin featuring advertisements during its broadcast for the first time.
- This change follows an experiment with ads late last season and the upcoming ESPN acquisition of RedZone, which will end its commercial-free format.
- The program, known since 2009 for airing every touchdown from up to eight simultaneous games, plans to avoid cutting away during key football moments despite commercials.
- Scott Hanson revealed on "The Pat McAfee Show" that the introduction for NFL RedZone now announces a full seven-hour broadcast, and he clarified that he does not have any influence over the commercial breaks, as those decisions are managed by the network’s business team.
- Fans have expressed displeasure online, marking a controversial shift that may affect viewer experience as ESPN fully takes over the channel this year.
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ESPN is feeling major heat for “ruining our Sundays.” “NFL RedZone”, a seven-hour show that prides itself on being commercial-free, angered fans by announcing it will be adding advertisements for the 2025 season. “RedZone” reportedly tested ads last season but dropped them after viewer complaints. The backlash wasn’t enough to stop the show from announcing the permanent return of commercials, host Scott Hanson sheepishly confirmed on Wednesday. …
‘NFL RedZone’ will have commercials in 2025 — and fans aren’t taking it well: ‘Unsubscribed’
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Scott Hanson says NFL RedZone will have commercials this year
(Stock image via Pixabay, Graphic by The Desk) The 2025 season will be the first in years to feature absolutely no commercial-free football. On Wednesday, NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson largely confirmed that commercial interruptions are coming to the whip-around channel when it activates on Sunday, and that ad breaks are going to become the norm on NFL RedZone for the foreseeable future. The change follows an experiment last season when RedZone …
NFL RedZone Will Include Commercials in 2025
In a surprising shift for football fans, NFL RedZone, the beloved Sunday staple for touchdown enthusiasts, will undergo a significant change in 2025. The program, long celebrated for its uninterrupted coverage of every key moment across NFL games, will introduce commercial breaks, altering its iconic viewing experience. Host Scott Hanson, whose energetic presence has defined […] The post NFL RedZone Will Include Commercials in 2025 appeared firs…
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