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NFL Network
held the broadcast television rights the revived
Arena Football League
from
2010
to
2012
. NFL Network broadcast a weekly
Friday Night Football
package every week at 8:00 ET, with the season running from March to August. The
NFL
stated that unlike when the NFL last showed interest in arena football, there would be no attempts to buy into the league.
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Broadcast overview
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As previously mentioned, the NFL Network broadcast the regular season each Friday and went through the playoffs, culminating with the
ArenaBowl
. All AFL games not on the NFL Network could be seen for free online, provided by
Ustream
.
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NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the
2012 season
as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. The remaining games in the season were carried on a
tape delay
to prevent the possibility of the players staging a
work stoppage
immediately prior to a scheduled broadcast and the resulting embarrassment. Once the labor issues were resolved, the NFL Network resumed the practice of broadcasting a live Friday night game before the network dropped the league outright at the end of the season. The rights were picked up by
CBS Sports
.
Broadcasters included
Kurt Warner
,
Tom Waddle
,
Paul Burmeister
,
Fran Charles
,
Charles Davis
, and
Ari Wolfe
.
Notable moments
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In 2009, the
Arena Football League
suspended operations to refinance and restructure its business plan. After a one-year layoff, the AFL and
Chicago Rush
returned in 2010 with a single entity model. On December 10, 2009, it was announced that the Rush will be returning for 2010 under new ownership as a member of
Arena Football 1
. The ownership obtained the rights to the name after a court auction granted the AF1 control of the AFL's assets. Two months later, the AF1 decided to adopt the former Arena Football League name.
Chicago returned to the field on April 2, 2010 on the road against the
Iowa Barnstormers
. The game was broadcast on the
NFL Network
and Chicago won 61?43. The Rush began the season 4?0 and were in first place in the division at 10?4. However, the team lost its last two games, first to the 1?13
Dallas Vigilantes
and then closed out the year on the road losing to the
Spokane Shock
. It cost the team a chance at the division title and forced the team to go on the road for the playoffs. The team ended the regular season at 10?6, and lost to the
Milwaukee Iron
in the playoffs.
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