• Reuters, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:45 AM

Comcast and the NFL Network have reached a new long-term agreement for Comcast to carry NFL games on its cable systems, after settling their outstanding legal disputes. The two sides clashed for several years over financial and strategic issues, but both agreed on Tuesday to drop their legal actions before the FCC and a New York state court.

The new agreement consists of an array of video content, including the live Network, video on demand for Comcast's Digital Classic cable customers and the ability to offer the NFL's RedZone Channel when it is created. Comcast will move the NFL Network from its sports package to its digital tier of service by August 1. There are more than 10 million Comcast digital customers, up from just 2 million on the Comcast sports tier.

The dispute with NFL stemmed from a 2006 decision by Comcast to drop the NFL Network from its digital tier after the two sides failed to agree on terms to carry eight regular-season games on Comcast's Versus network.

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