NFL “Sunday Ticket” to YouTube: Building a Next-Generation NFL Player Package with More Games and More Sports” Commissioner Roger Goodell
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England patriots andchairman of the NFL’s media committee stated that partnerships with innovative companies such as YouTube will ensure that more games are available to more fans. “This partnership will grow our game for future generations and allow them to follow their favorite sport.”
The NFL was seeking $2.5 billion per season for the package, which has been on DirecTV since 1994. The satellite provider has paid $1.5 billion per year on an eight-year contract that expires at the end of this season.
“Sunday Ticket” will get a streaming service because that would be the best option for fans, Commissioner Roger Goodell said during an interview with CNBC.
For a number of years we have been focused on increased digital distribution of our games and this partnership is yet another example of us looking towards the future and building the next generation of NFL fans,” he said.
In June, Google said that it had surpassed five million users and was the most popular internet-based pay TV service in the US. There are users on free promotional trials.
Primetime channels on the YouTube app is a way for users to subscribe and watch content from other streaming services.
The Sunday afternoon games are still carried on CBS and Fox, so the price isn’t expected to decrease even though “Sunday Ticket” is moving to YouTube.
Getting into Football: Netflix’s Fumble Series Gets More Streaming Off ESPN, ESPN’s NFL Game Play, and Apple’s Make or Break
Netflix is getting into football. The series will focus on three quarterbacks, one of which just won his second Super Bowl win, and a third who was named the Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Player. The series is set to debut this summer.
Netflix says this is the approach for “this year,” which indicates the show could take a different format in following seasons, should they happen; Netflix has only ordered one season so far, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new shows will help the company compete in the sports streaming market. While Apple and Major League Soccer collaborated to create a new streaming service, Amazon was the winner of Thursday Night Football’s 11th season, and even though it’s not a produced show, Apple just released season two of its surfing docuseries Make or Break.