Editing NFL Network (section)

== History ==
NFL Network was launched on November 4, 2003, only eight months after the owners of the league's 32 teams voted [[Unanimity|unanimously]] to approve its formation. Originally located in  the [[Los Angeles]] suburb of [[Culver City, California]], the league invested $100 million to fund the network's operations. [[NFL Films]], which produces commercials, television programs, and feature films for the NFL, is a key supplier of NFL Network's programming, with more than 4,000 hours of footage available in its library. As a result, much of the network's highlights and recaps feature NFL Films' [[NFL Films#Style|trademark style]] of slow-motion game action, sounds of the game, and sideline conversations between players and/or team staff. Both the network's site and app, were launched in 2004 (on NFL.com) and 2009, respectively.

Beginning with the [[2006 NFL season|2006 season]], the network began to broadcast eight regular-season NFL games during Thursday [[prime time]], branded as ''[[Thursday Night Football]]''. In addition to live games, the network has provided coverage of the [[NFL draft]] since 2006; its coverage competes with that provided by [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN2]]. It was simulcast in a co-production with [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] for the [[2018 NFL draft|2018 edition]], though this was only a one-year agreement as exclusive over-the-air broadcast rights moved to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] for the 2019 edition, which saw ESPN produce a different broadcast for 'casual' fans. In 2020, the network simulcast ESPN's coverage of [[2020 NFL draft|that year's draft]] which was produced remotely from the basement of commissioner [[Roger Goodell]]’s home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On September 8, 2021, the network moved with the rest of NFL Media to a {{convert|200,000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} space on the campus of Hollywood Park, a development that also features [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California]]. In addition to office and studio space, the facility also features NFL Media's first outdoor studio and space to host studio audiences.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/nfl-media-set-to-move-to-new-la-rams-chargers-stadium/|title=NFL Media Set to Move to New LA Rams, Chargers Stadium in 2021|date=March 26, 2018|work=TheWrap|access-date=March 27, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NFL Los Angeles Officially Opens|url=https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/NFL-Los-Angeles-Officially-Opens.aspx|access-date=2021-09-08|website=nflcommunications.com}}</ref>