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John Ourand: Network execs may ‘hold off’ on early NFL renewals
"Paying an additional $1 billion annually is simply hard to justify—especially given the broader decline of the television business."
Chiefs playoff elimination could help ESPN, NBA boost Christmas night audience
Prime Video, which will air Broncos-Chiefs on Christmas, stands to see fewer viewers now.
Cowboys-Lions is most-watched ‘Thursday Night Football’ game of Prime Video era
19.39 million viewers watched the Lions' win.
Kirk Herbstreit’s relentless use of ‘Schotty’ during ‘Thursday Night Football’ drove viewers insane
"Kirk has GOT TO STOP with the 'Schotty' references every 30 seconds."
Richard Sherman torches George Pickens for ‘uninterested’ effort in Cowboys’ loss
"If you're going to be a superstar, if you want to be the best receiver in the National Football League, you can't ever be disengaged."
Al Michaels hit the ‘over’ on gambling nods hours after FBI probe
"I'll be punished again..."
Prime Video Black Friday NFL game to receive global distribution
Prime Video's Black Friday schedule will also feature The Skins Game and an NBA doubleheader.
Amazon’s Jay Marine ‘optimistic’ of Prime Video getting the Super Bowl one day
"If I have my way, yes. Absolutely, that would be our ambition."
Commanders-Packers lands ‘Thursday Night Football’ largest audience in Amazon era
17.76 million viewers tuned in last week, eclipsing last year's record audience of 17.29 million viewers (albeit with all of the Nielsen-related caveats).
Roger Goodell defends NFL’s new ‘Thursday Night Football’ flex policy
"It also helps us work to make sure the best game is on for a broader fan base around the country, and around the world now."
Amazon Prime Video reveals matchups for Black Friday and Christmas NFL games
Bears-Eagles on Black Friday and Broncos-Chiefs on Christmas.
Al Michaels: ‘It would be embarrassing’ to have farewell tour
"When you make yourself the story, you do a disservice to the business."
NFL will air three Christmas Day games in 2025
"The NFL is indeed taking Christmas from the NBA."
‘Thursday Night Football’ caps off season with ho-hum audience for Seahawks-Bears
The game was the third least-watched edition of Thursday Night Football this season.
NFL Week 2 ratings: CBS, Fox, NBC off to best starts in years
CBS is off to its best two-week start to the season since 1998-1999.
Nielsen’s first-party data usage should alleviate NFL ratings dip
Expect to see ratings for all streaming NFL partners to magically go up.
