Exclusive: Fox, CBS, ESPN bid for Thursday night NFL games - sources

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Exclusive: Fox, CBS, ESPN bid for Thursday night NFL games - sources

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-fox-cbs-bid-thursday-nfl-games-sources-192010338--nfl.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sI9qsA60xJHdbYFWsqxjgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-17T215248Z_1_CBREA0G1HPS00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man stands at a window lit by the NFL logo in New York" align="left" title="A man stands at a window lit by the NFL logo in New York" border="0" /></a>By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox, CBS and ESPN have submitted bids for the rights to broadcast as many as eight Thursday night National Football League games, three people familiar with the bidding process told Reuters, as bidders began assembling for what is expected to be a highly contested auction. NBC, which already broadcasts NFL games on Sunday nights, is expected to join the bidding by Friday night, when bids are due, according to one of the people. Fox, owned by 21st Century Fox Inc, CBS, Comcast's NBC and Disney's ESPN sports channel were among TV networks that the NFL has invited to join the bidding process.</p><br clear="all"/>

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