“allows for NBCU to extend those authenticated streaming rights to its cable, satellite, and telco partners, as well as virtual MVPDs” like DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu.ĭescription The ESPN App is the #1 Sports App in the market. Its newly-expanded digital rights are good until the end of the 2021 season. In exchange, Verizon picked up live-streaming rights to the entire NFL regular season (out-of-market Sunday games excluded) and postseason schedule across multiple platforms. Last week, Verizon and the league suddenly that wiped out the exclusivity clause. That’s because Verizon’s previous deal with the NFL locked up mobile streaming for its own wireless customers.
Both companies already offered streams on connected TVs, PCs, and tablets, but viewers have for years been unable to watch from a phone.
You’ll need to be a pay TV customer if you want to watch games, as authentication is required.
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