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Cord Snipped: Yahoo!(!) Will Broadcast an NFL Game This Fall
By Kyle Scott
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Yahoo has scored the rights to the NFL’s experimental live-stream of a football game this October.
The NFL said in a statement Wednesday that Yahoo its “exclusive partner to deliver the first-ever live stream of an NFL game to a global audience across devices and for free.”
Yahoo is paying an “eight-figure sum” — at least $10 million — for the streaming rights to the event, according to a person involved in it.
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The match-up is between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 25. It’s taking place in London, at 9:30 a.m. ET, which makes it a logical choice for a live-streaming test.
Not completely shocking given the time of the game (poor LeSean, juking and jingle-footing around for Yahoo!’s 12 viewers), but it’s only a matter of time before real games wind up on YouTube and other streaming services.
Jim: Something poetic about Buffalo/Jacksonville, two crap markets, being shown on the site where your weird uncle gets all his news.
[Related: Streaming NFL games is a huge, confusing cluster F right now.]
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.