NFL Network is an American specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL) and is also shown in Canada and Mexico. It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation. The league invested $100 million to fund the network's operations.
NFL Films produces commercials, television programs, and feature films for the NFL. It is a key supplier of NFL Network's programming, with more than 4,000 hours of footage available in their library. Thus, much of the network's highlights and recaps feature NFL Films' trademark style of slow motion game action, sounds of the game, and the talk on the sidelines.
Beginning with the 2006 season, the channel began to broadcast eight prime time regular season NFL games, called the Run to the Playoffs. In addition to live games, the network has covered the last two NFL drafts (2006 and 2007); its coverage has competed with ESPN and ESPN2.
The NFL Network logo will change to match the new NFL logo, to be premiered officially at the 2008 NFL Draft. Ads for the NFL Draft already reflect the logo change, though currently the rest of the channel's programming still shows the current logo.
The NFL Network broadcasts out of studios in Culver City, California, near Los Angeles.
