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Old 01-28-2014, 05:31 PM   #1
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EA Sports and the NFL "Still Have a Number of Years" on License



Andrew Wilson told investors in EA's Q3 2014 earnings conference call that, "EA Sports and the NFL have a partnership for a number of more years," adding, "we have a number of games in development with the NFL."

Peter Moore also talked about the NFL license and said all the "rumors" are false, the license hasn't expired.

The big question is what the terms of the licensing deal are at this point, whether it is an exclusive deal or not, and how many years the current deal runs for. There's no indication the exclusive terms have ended, and given the NFL's typical approach to sign exclusive deals with partners -- there really is no reason to think that the terms have changed too much.

EA COO Peter Moore, on Twitter, declined to comment on specifics of the license deal. The last time the license came around EA didn't release details, but rather it was sourced by 'well placed sources.' Thus, while it stinks we don't know exact specifics of the deal, this does play into how EA has handled things with the NFL license in the past couple of years.

Most likely a renewal or extension was signed that features platform specific exclusivity, although that is just speculation on my part with no fact-based information to back that up other than the history of the license and EA/NFL's relationship.

We'll be keeping an eye on things and will continue to update this post as any new info emerges.
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Old 01-28-2014, 05:36 PM   #2
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Re: EA Sports and the NFL Have a Partnership For a Number of More Years...

The key phrase to listen for is "exclusive partnership", obviously.
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Re: EA Sports and the NFL Have a Partnership For a Number of More Years...

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The key phrase to listen for is "exclusive partnership", obviously.

The NFL only deals in exclusives. It would go against their business model.
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Old 01-28-2014, 06:01 PM   #5
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Re: EA Sports and the NFL "Still Have a Number of Years" on License

A number of games? I hope he means another Head Coach or NFL Street. Madden 15-20 doesn't count Mr. Wilson.
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Re: EA Sports and the NFL Have a Partnership For a Number of More Years...

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You can really see the NFL changing a business model that is working?
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