NFL exec says Wednesday and Thursday openers could be permanent as Netflix reshapes the Week 1 format
The NFL’s 2026 Wednesday opener was not just a schedule oddity. League comments suggest Week 1 is being rebuilt as a multi-night TV event.
Hans Schroeder
NFL defends spreading games across more days, cites strong viewership data
The NFL will spread its games out across more days of the week than ever before this upcoming season. With the league’s schedule fully released, it’s now official that the league has added a handful of new standalone windows outside of what fans are traditionally accustomed to. It’s a trend that has continued throughout the…
NFL defends broadcast schedule as ‘most fan-friendly’ in sports
The NFL is in everyone’s crosshairs as they circle potential new television deals that could rake in billions of dollars. And although they are starting to take political fire, the league is holding firm. At the heart of the struggle is the impending fight between traditional broadcast networks and streaming tech giants. Fox and Rupert…
NFL fires back against criticism from Donald Trump and scrutiny from the DOJ over their TV deals
NFL executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder said Friday that the league has no intention of stripping back its deals with streaming platforms.
NFL fires back at Donald Trump with ‘fan-friendly’ streaming retort
U.S. President Donald Trump recently criticized the NFL for broadcasting games on multiple different streaming services. While Trump’s comments aligned with the frustrations of many football fans, the league shared a response to the criticism on Friday. Hans Schroeder, who is the Executive Vice President of Media Distribution for the NFL, disagreed with the 47th […] The post NFL fires back at Donald Trump with ‘fan-friendly’ streaming retort appeared first on ClutchPoints.
MLS reportedly eyeing NFL media exec as Don Garber successor
The NFL is the most successful and profitable sports league in the world. So it only makes sense that other sports leagues would look to the shield to find individuals to lead their own sports. And MLS is no exception as they have begun the search for who will succeed commissioner Don Garber. Garber has…
NFL Pushes Back As FCC Scrutiny of Media Strategy Grows
The league begins to answer the growing questions coming from Washington.
NFL is finally canning simultaneous Monday Night Football games
Did you dislike two ‘Monday Night Football’ games playing at the same time? Well, you won’t have to deal with that any longer. Following a period in which ABC and ESPN aired overlapping games on Monday nights, the NFL is doing away with the strategy, which came about after Disney expressed its desire to air […] The post NFL is finally canning simultaneous Monday Night Football games appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NFL officially ends ‘Monday Night Football’ doubleheaders
The Monday Night Football doubleheader is no more. On Tuesday, NFL executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder told media at the NFL’s annual league meetings that the league would return to airing one Monday night game each week, ending a period of experimentation with the timeframe. In recent years, the league would sometimes…
NFL Makes Wise Decision To Ditch Dual Monday Night Football Games
The NFL originally thought the double-header format would be a massive hit.