NFL Network Announces New, Expanded Deal With Comcast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The NFL and Comcast have ended their five-year feud and agreed on a deal that will put the NFL Network in about 15 million more homes by Aug. 1, the league announced this morning at the NFL owners' meetings here.

Since its inception, the NFL Network has been part of a paid sports tier option for Comcast's customers. The new deal moves the network from Comcast's "Sports Entertainment Package" to its "Digital Classic" service tier. It's a big boost for a network looking to get more exposure, and the league hopes it can lead to similar deals with other cable companies that have so far resisted the NFL's desire to put its network on more mainstream tiers.

More on this in a few hours, when commissioner Roger Goodell is scheduled to address the media on this topic.