is a valid assumption IMO because if it was good news there would have been little motive to withhold. I think the only potentially plausible reason to withhold might be that Comcast negotiations dragged on and they did not want Comcast to have data, however, if sufficiently motivated Comcast could probably have gotten it via other means.

As far as the Year 3 goes I do not know enough about the industry and carriage rights payments to know whether delay is attributable to audit or revenue lookbacks, return of initial capital advances, unique covid considerations due to programming changes, or other. Needless to say releases for the next few years should provide a chance to clarify and benchmark the data your request generated. I understand and share your growing impatience but, have just decided I will try and no longer get spun up over college athletics given the changing landscape.