Apple TV+ may get new NFL Plus service together with Sunday Ticket

The NFL is launching a new NFL Plus streaming service, which may ultimately go to Apple TV+ if Apple's bid to buy Sunday Ticket succeeds.

Alongside its existing sports service, Apple has been negotiating to buy the rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket — and some reports say it already has. Separately, a new report says that the NFL is to go ahead with the creation of its own streaming service.

According to Sports Business Journal, reports from the NFL owners meeting in Atlanta say that, "NFL Plus" is expected to launch in July. Currently it's planned to be a $5 per month service, but the publication's unnamed sources say that may change.

NFL Plus would be the streaming service of NFL Media, and currently there are talks with multiple companies over selling an equity stake in that firm. Apple and Amazon are said to be the main contenders, but if any streamer does buy a stake, it's possible that they will then get NFL Plus as well.

Sports Business Journal, however, says that if NFL Plus does not get subsumed into another streamer, it will still be providing the NFL with new data about its audience.

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multimedia 23 Years · 1031 comments

About 2 years ago

I already have NFL Network and Red Zone with Comcast. Plus NFL Live daily on ESPN with Laura etc. What more could NFL give us that would be worth $5 a month more?

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mike1 10 Years · 3437 comments

multimedia said:

I already have NFL Network and Red Zone with Comcast. Plus NFL Live daily on ESPN with Laura etc. What more could NFL give us that would be worth $5 a month more?

I guess an alternative way to reach fans who no longer have cable.

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sconosciuto 4 Years · 296 comments

multimedia said:

I already have NFL Network and Red Zone with Comcast. Plus NFL Live daily on ESPN with Laura etc. What more could NFL give us that would be worth $5 a month more?

There are people at league HQ who are very well-paid to figure out stuff like this. How about exclusive content? Select your own camera angles? Whatever it is, people will pony up. For all the wailing and gnashing of teeth over the 'woke' NFL and Kaepernick kneeling... the fans love the sport and they will keep coming back for more.

f1turbo 21 Years · 232 comments

multimedia said:

I already have NFL Network and Red Zone with Comcast. Plus NFL Live daily on ESPN with Laura etc. What more could NFL give us that would be worth $5 a month more?

Out of market games (live games currently only through DirecTV, or delayed through NFL Game Pass)

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HobeSoundDarryl 3 Years · 35 comments

multimedia said:

I already have NFL Network and Red Zone with Comcast. Plus NFL Live daily on ESPN with Laura etc. What more could NFL give us that would be worth $5 a month more?

An Apple logo associated with whatever it is (even if the same) should COMPLETELY do the trick. ;)

See pretty much anything home kit. Roughly same ________ with not Apple logo/home kit: $X. That thing with Apple logo/home kit. $X times 1.5 to 3.

Bonus: those among us who have historically hating football/sports will magically transform into loving NFL football about all others. ;)