<P> Charter Communications became one of the first multiple system operators to provide NFL Network, in 2004 . Initially the deal called for the network to be carried on Charter's digital - basic programming and included NFL HD and NFL On Demand . However, in December 2005, the network had pulled itself from Charter and filed a breach of contract suit against the provider in the New York Supreme Court over contract language regarding distribution . It was reported that NFL Network wanted a 125% rate increase in carriage fees and placement on Charter's expanded basic tiers . </P> <P> In August 2011, Charter Communications and NFL Network announced that the two parties had reached a new, long - term agreement to carry the NFL Network and RedZone in time for the 2011 season . </P> <P> On August 25, 2016, two weeks after NFL Network and the Red Zone Channel launched on rival service Sling TV, Sony's IPTV service PlayStation Vue added the two networks to its lineup . NFL Network is available to Vue's Core, Elite, and Ultra tier subscribers, while Red Zone would be available as a $40 seasonal add - on channel . </P> <P> The NFL Network is embroiled in disputes with several cable providers . Perhaps the most public controversy is over its removal on some systems owned by Time Warner Cable, the second - largest system in the United States, which occurred in September 2006 and lasted until September 2012 . That provider pulled the network from systems that it had purchased from Adelphia Communications and its February 2012 purchase of Insight Communications after those providers' agreements expired . </P>

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