Apple TV+ may get new NFL Plus service together with Sunday Ticket
The NFL is launching a new NFL Plus streaming service, which may ultimately go to Apple TV+ if Apple's bid to buy Sunday Ticket succeeds.
Alongside its existing sports service, Apple has been negotiating to buy the rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket -- and some reports say it already has. Separately, a new report says that the NFL is to go ahead with the creation of its own streaming service.
According to Sports Business Journal, reports from the NFL owners meeting in Atlanta say that, "NFL Plus" is expected to launch in July. Currently it's planned to be a $5 per month service, but the publication's unnamed sources say that may change.
NFL Plus would be the streaming service of NFL Media, and currently there are talks with multiple companies over selling an equity stake in that firm. Apple and Amazon are said to be the main contenders, but if any streamer does buy a stake, it's possible that they will then get NFL Plus as well.
Sports Business Journal, however, says that if NFL Plus does not get subsumed into another streamer, it will still be providing the NFL with new data about its audience.
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Alongside its existing sports service, Apple has been negotiating to buy the rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket -- and some reports say it already has. Separately, a new report says that the NFL is to go ahead with the creation of its own streaming service.
According to Sports Business Journal, reports from the NFL owners meeting in Atlanta say that, "NFL Plus" is expected to launch in July. Currently it's planned to be a $5 per month service, but the publication's unnamed sources say that may change.
NFL Plus would be the streaming service of NFL Media, and currently there are talks with multiple companies over selling an equity stake in that firm. Apple and Amazon are said to be the main contenders, but if any streamer does buy a stake, it's possible that they will then get NFL Plus as well.
Sports Business Journal, however, says that if NFL Plus does not get subsumed into another streamer, it will still be providing the NFL with new data about its audience.
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I guess an alternative way to reach fans who no longer have cable.
See pretty much anything home kit. Roughly same ________ with not Apple logo/home kit: $X. That thing with Apple logo/home kit. $X times 1.5 to 3.
Bonus: those among us who have historically hating football/sports will magically transform into loving NFL football about all others.
Just based on my short exposure to Friday Night Baseball, there is a lot Apple could bring to this NFL service. As George Carlin reminded us so eloquently, there is a vast difference between baseball (a 19th century pastoral pastime) and footbll ( 20th century technological struggle.)
Currently, I pirate the games using hidden VLC streams. If I could pay someone $5 a month to legally watch the games live, shut up and take my money.
How many commercials will games broadcast if shown on Apple TV+? Will it be a companion app and further fragment Apple services?
Quite the dilemma here. People wanted “a la carte”cable well here you have it!!
(Correct me if I’m wrong. I’m not big into NFL. The fans can be strange calling certain teams “America’s team” and crap like that.)