30-10-2022, 03:08 PM
(30-10-2022, 02:34 PM)Rdd Wrote: NFL London Game no 3, and it’s modified Monday Night Football graphics with an odd looking “NFL on ESPN+“ instead of the usual “ESPN MNF”. My recollection is that ESPN playoff games played on days other than Monday have typically carried a plain ESPN logo.
This odd looking graphic is due to ESPN shunting the game to its streaming platform ESPN+. This is part of their current deal with the NFL, as the rights renewal to Monday Night Football includes a clause that allows ESPN to stream up to nine games (including one International Series game) exclusively through their ad-supported SVOD. ESPN+ is airing both English (called by MNF's B-team) and Spanish (called by ESPN Deportes' MNF secondary announcers) coverage of the game; BTW, this is the first time ESPN is trying to do so. This situation is valid both for the U.S. and Latin America, as that same game (the Spanish-language broadcast, as well as a Brazilian Portuguese one) is being offered exclusively by Star+.