NFL Confirms NFL+ Streaming Service for Its App
In today’s edition of the Front Office Sports newsletter, we’re taking a look at an upcoming product from a top professional sports league.
NFL’s Own Streaming Service
The NFL is evolving its media strategy to meet the modern fan.
The league’s chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp confirmed on Monday in a?column for Sports Illustrated that the NFL is launching its own streaming service, NFL+.?
“NFL+ will provide fans access to?live local and national?NFL games on mobile devices,?live?out-of-market preseason?games across all devices, live?local and national audio?for every game, NFL Network shows on demand, NFL Films archives and more — providing football flexibility so fans never have to miss football again,” Rolapp wrote.
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Rise of the Multicast
With a plethora of channels and streaming services, the NFL has also embraced?secondary broadcasts?that run in parallel to a game’s main one and often target a specific segment of the fanbase.
Rolapp mentioned ESPN’s?Manningcast, featuring Peyton and Eli Manning, the gaming-focused Amazon Twitch?Altcast, kid-focused broadcasts on Paramount’s?Nickelodeon, and the analytics-heavy “Between the Lines” on ESPN.
The league is also finding increasing fan engagement on short-form social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat.
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