NFL to stream Super Bowl online and to Verizon phones, tablets
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For the first time, the Super Bowl, arguably the biggest U.S. sports event of the year, is going mobile.
On Feb. 5, the National Football League will stream Super Bowl 46, taking place at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, to smartphones and tablets using Verizon’s NFL Mobile app (available on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android).
Don’t have a Verizon Wireless smartphone but still want to see the big game over the Web? The Super Bowl will be streaming at NFL.com and NBCSports.com.
And, as is the norm, the Super Bowl will be broadcast live on regular ol’ TV on NBC. As noted by our colleagues over at The Times’ Fabulous Forum sports blog, a record 111 million people watched Super Bowl 45 the old-fashioned TV way last year.
‘The live NFL.com and NBCSports.com coverage will come from NBC’s TV coverage of the games,’ NBC Sports said in a statement. ‘Complementing that stream will be a number of extra features to enrich the viewing experience including additional camera angles, in-game highlights, live statistics and other interactive elements.’
But, of course, the NFL is looking to reach more viewers and looking to mobile gadgets to do so. And that’s not all. The NFL, NBC and Verizon will also stream wild-card Saturday, on Jan. 7, the playoffs and the Pro Bowl on Jan. 29.
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