NFL Strikes New Media Deals Worth More Than $100 Billion
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P2JW078000-6-A00100-17FFFF5178F ****** FRIDAY,MARCH 19,2021~VOL. CCLXXVII NO.64 WSJ.com HHHH $4.00 DJIA 32862.30 g 153.07 0.5% NASDAQ 13116.17 g 3.0% STOXX 600 426.59 À 0.4% 10-YR. TREAS. g 25/32 , yield 1.730% OIL $60.00 g $4.60 GOLD $1,732.20 À $5.40 EURO $1.1918 YEN 108.89 As Atlanta Mourns, Asian-Americans Feel Under Attack EU Says What’s News Halted Vaccine Business&Finance Is Safe he NFL unveiled media Tdeals that people familiar France, Italy among with the mattersaid areval- ued at over $100 billion, pro- countries resuming viding awindfall forthe league AstraZeneca shots as and significantly expanding the availability of games on clotrisk is playeddown streaming platforms. A1 BY DANIEL MICHAELS U.S. stocks fell amid an- other selloff in the government TheEuropean Union’s bond market. TheNasdaq, health agencysaid the Covid-19 S&P 500 and Dowlost 3%, 1.5% vaccine produced by AstraZen- and 0.5%, respectively. B11 ecaPLC was“safeand effec- Goldman is talking to Jet- tive” and didn’t increase the Blue about taking over the risk of blood clots, adecision airline’scredit-cardprogram that prompted four major bloc from Barclays,which is seek- memberstosay they would re- ing to hold on to itsdeal. B1 sume inoculation campaigns. ON/REUTERS France, Italy,Spain and Por- Chubb has made a pre- APLET tugal said they would start liminary proposal to ac- ST vaccinating residentsagain quire rival insurer Hart- with the AstraZenecashot af- ford Financial Services. B1 terthe European Medicines SHANNON Initial joblessclaims rose SOMBER MOMENT:Flowers areleftatmakeshiftmemorials Thursday at Gold Spaand across the street at Aromatherapy Agencysaid Thursdaynew ex- last week to 770,000,still Spa, twoofthe three sites attacked Tuesday. Agunman is chargedwith killing eight people, including six women of Asian pert analysis concluded that elevated abovethe pre-pan- descent,inthe shootings,which have mobilized efforts across the country to fight hate crimes againstAsian-Americans.A3 the benefitsofusing this demic peak of 695,000,but Covid-19 vaccine outweigh its have dropped sinceJanuary. A2 potential risks. EU authoritiesare hoping Google said it would spend the EMA’s statement could put $7 billion this year on expand- aproblem-plagued vaccination ing itsfootprint of offices and NFL Strikes NewMedia Deals campaign back on track,al- datacentersinthe U.S. B4 though it remains to be seen FedEx reported that whether the newanalysis will profit nearly tripled and overcome mistrust of the As- revenue jumped 23% in the WorthMoreThan $100 Billion traZenecashot—the world’s company’slatestquarter. B6 most widely used vaccine— among many Europeans. NASA’s plans foralunar Many European countries, mission this year remain on BY JOE FLINT day, one of the people said. ing to strikebyembracing in an interview, adding that including Germany, suspended track afteritsaid adeep- AND ANDREW BEATON Amazon.comInc.will be- digital platforms,asyounger the deals allowthe league and the vaccine’suse over the past spacerocket made by Boeing come the newhome of Thurs- audiences migratetothem, itspartnerstoadapt to an week following reportsthat passed akey engine test. B3 TheNational Football daynight football. Themajor withoutalienating fans used “environment that’schanging people who had received it de- Leslie Wexner and his wife, League unveiled long-term broadcast and cable TV pack- to watching games on TV. so fast.” veloped rare blood clots, and Abigail Wexner,won’t stand media deals that people famil- ages arestaying with the Viewership of NFL games fell Thedeals givethe league a some haddied, further slow- forre-election to LBrands’ iar with the mattersaid are same networks,with CBS and 7% in the 2020-21 regular sea- financial boost afteraseason ing Europe’s vaccination roll- board, the companysaid. B6 valued at more than $100 bil- Foxretaining Sundayafter- son, amid the pandemic.Be- in which revenue plummeted out. Those reportscom- lion,providing awindfall for noon games and NBC keeping yond the Amazon deal, all the amid the pandemic.They also pounded delays and Theformer co-chiefs of the league and significantly “SundayNight Football.” TV networks will getnew have implications forplayers PleaseturntopageA7 bankrupt lab-testing startup expanding the availability of ESPN will hold on to “Monday rightstoair certain games on and teams. uBiome were chargedwith games on streaming platforms. Night Football” and itssister their nascent subscription- TheNFL’s labor deal with U.S. plans to send AstraZeneca healthcareand securities fraud, Theleague secured acom- network ABC will join the ro- streaming platforms. itsplayers ties the salarycap doses to Mexico, Canada..... A6 among other offenses. B6 bined averageincrease of 75% tation of broadcasterswho “This is about the future,” PleaseturntopageA4 J&J working on new versions to 80% in fees from itsmedia televise the Super Bowl. RobertKraft,the NewEngland to bolster its vaccine............ A6 World-Wide partners in the 11-year deals Thenew contractsshow Patriotsowner who leads the Sinclair launches Bally Sports Many nations embrace shot that were made public Thurs- the balancethe league is try- NFL’s media committee, said networks....................................... B5 EU countries suspended..... A7 TheEU’shealth agency said AstraZeneca’sCovid-19 Netflix Tightens Password Use vaccine wassafeand effec- LasVegas, AfterLatestBust, tiveand didn’t increase the After years of turning a blind eye to password sharing, Netflix risk of blood clots, adeci- has started asking some of its users to verify their identity sion that prompted four through a text message to deter unauthorized logins. B1 major bloc memberstosay Aims forAnother Boom they would resume inocu- U.S. households’source of streaming subscriptions,per service lation campaigns. A1 Free promotion Someone Shared with someone TheBiden administration in household outside the household plans to send a total of 4 Dependence on tourism was a vulnerability during shutdowns million doses of AstraZen- 0% 25 50 75 100 eca’s Covid-19 vaccine to Netflix Mexico and Canada. A6 BY KATHERINE SAYRE AND KIM MACKRAEL ployment rate was10.5% on aseasonally ad- justed basis in December,the latest month TheU.S.and China began Prime Video their firsthigh-level meeting LASVEGAS—Inside astrip mall here, black- available—the worstofany metroareainthe jack studentspracticed flipping cardsontota- countrywith morethan amillion residents. under the Biden administra- bles empty of gamblers. Nearby,afew people That’samajor improvement sincethe rate hit tion with an acrimonious ex- Hulu leaned over acraps table,the thrill of the game 34.2% at itsworst point last year.Januaryfig- changeofwords,setting an replaced by quiet study as the dicerolled. ures arescheduled to be released Friday. abrasivetone as the two pow- Disney+ At CEG Dealer School, an academyfor Theleisureand hospitality sector,which erstry to stabilizerelations. A8 would-be casino dealers, the pipeline of work- used to employmorethan aquarter of the re- The House passed two HBO Max ersaiming to join LasVegas’sbatteredtourism gion’snonfarm workers, ground to ahalt last bills providing pathways economyisrobust, even though the city has spring.ByJanuary, therewereroughly 30% to citizenship for certain Apple TV+ the highest unemployment rate of anymajor fewerleisureand hospitality jobs here. categories of immigrants metroareainthe U.S. Yetlaid-off workersare signing up fortrain- living in the U.S. illegally. Sources: HarrisX, MoffettNathanson LasVegas is slowly climbing out of asteep ing at the dealer school, newcasinos areopen- The fate of both bills in hole,liftedbytentativereopeningsand the ing and big entertainment eventsand conven- the Senate is uncertain. A4 vaccine rollout. TheLas Vegasarea’sunem- PleaseturntopageA9 Federal prosecutors are investigating apush by New York Gov.Cuomo’s adminis- In Battle of Mortgage Titans, INSIDE tration to enact broad protec- EV Push Fuels Shares tions fornursing homes from Winner Is Michigan State lawsuitsand criminal prosecu- tion early in the pandemic. A3 iii Of Legacy Car Makers Xavier Becerra,Califor- Billionaire alums are in a brawl, but nia’sattorney general, was BY WILLIAM BOSTON 500 indexisupjust 6.16% so confirmed as HHS secretary both support Spartans basketball team far this year. in a50-49 Senatevote. A4 BERLIN—Investors are pil- Thenew infatuation with The Senate, on a voice ing into a long-neglected sec- established automakers, many vote, confirmed William J. BY BEN EISEN bert is the owner of the Cleve- tor: old-school carmakersthat of which have been in business Burns to be CIA director. A4 land Cavaliers. arereinventing themselves as formorethan acentury, fol- MANSION Biden is likely to nominate Call it adifferent kind of On the other side is Pon- electric-vehicle producers. lows an earlier rush intoelec- former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson March Madness. tiac,Mich.-based United After years lamenting that tric-vehicle stocks that has NewManhattan condo to lead NASA,aperson famil- Michigan State University’s Wholesale Mortgage,which their shares were undervalued, driven shares of Tesla Inc.and ownersare upgrading Spartans areseeing millions of has been hot on Rocket’s tail. Ford Motor Co., General Mo- other electric-vehicle and bat- iar with the decision said. A4 dollarscome through the door, CEO Mat Ishbia, aformer tors Co., VolkswagenAGand tery manufacturersintoterri- to bigger spaces in the Two Canadians facing the money flowing from two walk-on to the MSUbasketball