NFL Mobile Coming To Verizon
For the last few years, we've seen NFL Mobile available on most Sprint devices, as well as being the focal point of the Sunday Night Football intro video. Times are changing though. Sprint decided not to renew its contract with the NFL to bring exclusive content to its handsets. A Sprint representative has told PhoneScoop that it didn't renew the contract because they felt they weren't getting a good return on their investment. Now its Verizon's turn!
In a deal that's reportedly worth $720 million over four years, Verizon Wireless subscribers will now be able to watch live games on Thursday and Sunday nights, as well as 24/7 content from NFL Network. You will also get access to the RedZone channel.
“For Verizon Wireless, it is NFL content delivered over our 3G network so football fans can extend the excitement of the sport long after the last touchdown of a season,” said John Stratton, Verizon’s executive VP, in a prepared statement. “And the NFL content is customizable in that consumers have options from video to ringtones to alerts; the choice is theirs.”
The service is expected to go live before the draft in April, and it will offer live coverage. There's been no official word on which devices it will be compatible with or what pricing you can expect.
Source: IntoMobile
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yeah i seen this earlier, i just hope nfl network stays on sprint TV, cuz that & nfl mobile was the reason i got sprint
But with or without those im staying cuz of the price
YEEEEEESSSS!!!
i hope it get a major speed fix though
It also might have something to do with the pricetag.. VZW paid $720 million for the licensing.
Originally it said sprint paid 120 million. I can see why they would not pursue the contract. They can use that money to better their service. I wonder how long we have to continue using nfl mobile on sprint phones. I noticed that you can no longer link to the nfl network channel directly from the app and my sprint tv isn’t working right now so I don’t know if we still have access to it from there. Oh well. I’ll still stick with sprint and their great prices. I’m not paying more than double just to get nfl mobile.
i can log onto NFL with no prob on Sprint;watching it now…strange
I just wish Verizon or the NFL would sell the app to other companies. I would gladly pay 4.99 to have this app on the nexus one.
Just chatted with sprint and they will no longer have nfl mobile live after 4/1. Here is a copy of the response from the sprint rep in the chat: “Starting 04/01 Sprint will no longer be the wireless sponsor of the NFL. You will be prompted to download a new app called Sprint Football Live. The app will provide play by plays but the Live NFL playback will no longer be available”
Oh well. I still have the cab file. Maybe the program will still work somehow. I doubt it.