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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Filed under:. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Monday doubleheaders will be happening more often. The NFL has been holding a Monday doubleheader in Week 1 for years and now it will be adding more to the schedule.
Saturday doubleheader during final week of season. The NFL doesn't usually play Saturday games during the final week of the season, but that will be changing starting this year. ESPN's contract now includes two Saturday games with playoff implications during the final week of the season, which means the NFL will likely be flexing games into this spot.
Nickelodeon games likely come back: The Nickelodeon game was a hit back in January and there will likely be a few more of those down the road. In the new contract, the NFL has given its network partners a greater ability to innovate around their productions and provide interactive elements.
The league is also going to allow its partners to provide an "alternate presentation" of certain games, which opens the door for the networks to get creative like ViacomCBS did with the Nickelodeon game.
The NFL and the networks are going all in on streaming with the new contract. What this means is that there will be nearly 20 games each season that will only be available online. The tech giant will be the exclusive home of "Thursday Night Football' starting in For the next two seasons, Thursday football will be aired on Fox while also streaming on Amazon. Starting in though, Fox will be out of the picture and the only way for anyone to watch a Thursday game will be on Amazon Amazon games will also be available on over-the-air TV in the home markets of the two teams that are playing.
According to Pro Football Talk , Amazon could also earn the right to exclusively stream a wild-card playoff game if the company meets certain viewership thresholds in its Thursday night package. NBC's Peacock streaming network will get to exclusively air six regular-season games. The rights begin with the season and extend throughout the length of the new deal to NFL can opt out of the deal after seven years: As noted by NBC , the league has the right to terminate the contract after seven years.
One reason the NFL would think about exercising this right would be if something causes the TV rights to increase in value Gambling is one thing that could help make that happen.
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