NFL Schedule Release Date Shrouded in Secrecy Amid High-Stakes Ad Upfronts – What’s Holding It Back?
While North did not say why there may be a holdup this year, the negotiations over the NFL’s new five-game carveout are a likely culprit. As North noted, the package—which includes three games that otherwise would have aired as the second frames of the now defunct Monday Night Football “side-by-side” doubleheaders, an ESPN+ exclusive and an international date—is still being hashed out. Careful to avoid letting the proverbial cat out of the sack, North judiciously mentioned the two streamers that are vying for the fiver (YouTube and Amazon’s Prime Video) before tossing Netflix into the conversational mix.



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