NFL Announces Its Own Streaming Service

The National Football League announced on Monday that it is launching its own streaming service called NFL+.

Embracing Direct-to-Consumer Future

The new exclusive streaming service will replace NFL Game Pass, which will no longer be available in the US. The league officially priced the standard plan at $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year. The NFL+ Premium plan will be available at $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year.

The subscriptions will include the following:

NFL+:

• Live local and primetime games (only on mobile and tablet devices)
• Live out-of-market preseason games across (on all devices)
• Live game audio for all in-season games (including home, away, and national calls)
• NFL library programming on-demand (no ads)

NFL+ Premium:

• All features of NFL+
• Full game replays across devices (no ads)
• Condensed game replays across devices (no ads)
• Coaches Film (no ads)

US customers that chose the auto-renew subscribers will automatically receive an NFL+ subscription, bringing them more content for $20 less.

The Executive Vice President and COO of NFL Media, Hans Schroeder, mentioned that regular season games will not be arriving on the service at this point.

Beginning with the Hall of Fame Game, which will take place on Thursday, August 4th, fans will officially be able to live stream games on their phones and tablets. 65% of millennials already consume sports content on mobile devices, so they should not take long to accustom.

Sporting events are only available with some streaming services, and many pro sports leagues in the US, including NBA, MLB, and NHL, already have their own.