NFL Now hit iOS and Android recently
The National Football League’s video on demand service, NFL Now, has thrown up a Hail Mary with a roll out on the Apple TV set top box.
The portal, which launched on iOS, Android and Windows Phone earlier this month, offers team-centric news, game highlights, press conferences and the like, with the League promising no two users’ experience will be the same.
For $1.99 (£1.49) a month subscribers can upgrade to NFL Now Plus, which brings access to instant in-game highlights and full, on demand access to the hefty and rather good NFL Films vault.
While not available in the US or the UK, the app is even better value for some international users who can pay $5 (around £3) a month for a live Redzone stream.
Redzone which shows all of the key action from the days games live in a multi-screen format, ensuring viewers never miss a score. It's a shame Brits can't access that element of the service, but it's likely to do with the League's agreement with Sky TV, which provides viewers with a Redzone feed.
Apple TV users with iOS devices could already benefit from the app due to the AirPlay compatibility, but the launch of a native app certainly improves the experience for some users.
The launch finally sees the NFL fully embrace the on demand, mobile era. Until NFL Now arrived on the scene it was the only one of the major U.S. sports that lacked a real on demand offering.
MLB.TV, NBA.TV and the National Hockey League app all had great on-demand offerings on Apple TV, allowing users to tune into games for a monthly or annual subscription.
The NFL still isn’t offering live games on demand, but perhaps NFL Now is a step in the right direction for those seeking to cut the cable and eschew traditional television services.
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