As the digital world is becoming accessible, more people are looking for a digital option for their traditional entertainment. The reason why National Football League Network expanded a new channel for YouTube TV. Back in August, NFL announced its partnership and agreement with Amazon for the digital Live streaming of “Thursday Night Football.” They also agree with Twitch, in which the second half of the 2020 NFL regular season can be streamed.
Live streaming service YouTube TV is a great resource for people looking to stream for entertainment and sports. For years now, YouTube TV has been dealing with partnerships in the field of sports. They already partnered with Turner Networks, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, and MLB Network with their goal of delivering an exciting sports experience. Due to its many active sports fan members, YouTube TV finally partnered with NFL Network for a bigger and more convenient digital streaming.
What is YouTube TV?
YouTube TV is Google’s live TV streaming product designed for those who want to cut the cord and move out of their satellite subscriptions. At first, YouTube TV was only accessible on a limited number of digital devices, yet today you will see it on most 4K TVs from brands like Sony, Samsung LG, Hisense, and TCL, and all of the major streaming devices platforms. At the end of 2019, Google reported that YouTube TV had over 2 million paying subscribers already. Sports-critics claim this is the NFL buying YouTube views for more eyeballs in marketing.
Besides providing access to sports networks, YouTube TV also gives national news networks like ABC, BBC America, CNN, and NBC. YTTV subscribers can likewise watch many entertainment and lifestyle channels like Discovery Channel, Food Network, and Travel Channel. If NFL fans are also looking for another sports channel, YouTube TV also have the Golf Channel, MLB Network, and NBA TV channels. More channels and content are accessible through extra entertainment, news, and sports channel add-ons. YouTube TV costs $49.99 per month, with additional content options available to purchase on top of this monthly subscription charge.
What is the NFL Network?
National Football League Network is an American sports-oriented pay television network. With NFL Network, you will be able to watch more football games than ever. You can watch exclusive games and popular shows like NFL GameDay Morning, NFL Total Access, NFL now, and Good Morning Football.
NFL Network has been available on YouTube TV since the day it launched last September 13, 2020. NFL RedZone is also available as part of YouTube TV’s new add-on package called Sports Plus. This guarantees that YouTube TV subscribers can live stream NFL games and access other football content. Subscribers can also record shows to watch whenever it suits them using YouTube TV’s Cloud DVR offer.
How Does It Work?
You have to subscribe to YouTube TV on their website. YouTube TV costs $49.99 per month. It gives a seven-day free preliminary trial for new subscribers to test it out. This likely endorses potential new subscribers while they experience the free trial.
Once subscribed to YouTube TV, you can watch NFL action throughout the season from the comfort of your own home or anywhere from any accessible device. YouTube TV has NFL fans well covered by stream live games on NBC Sports and CBS Sports Network. The said networks typically carry broadcasts from the AFC and NFC. NFL Network also features live streaming coverage with its grand events, including the Scouting Combine and NFL Draft, and Super Bowl.
YouTube TV has another extra game bundle for football fans that includes NFL RedZone. Called Sports Plus, this costs $10.99/month and incorporates access to different organizations like FOX Soccer Plus, GoITV, FOX College Sports, TVG, Motorsports Network, and more. To add it to your plan, click on your profile icon, select Settings, scroll through to Memberships, and select Sports Plus (NFL RedZone).
What are the Special Features?
Since YouTube TV was launched last 2017, they continued to add content and partnerships with sports networks and built more convenient and accessible features. This feature will change and improve the sports fans’ experience in streaming.
The first one is their key plays view. It tracks significant plays and lets you easily and effectively rewatch them. Also, since you can now save games to watch whenever it suits them using YouTube TV’s Cloud DVR offer, you can catch up on the best happenings with just a single tap. You can also filter to watch your favorite players or play type from their throws to block attempts and scores. They also have the Scores view feature. You can tap the score tab to know the updates. If you are keeping up with several teams, you can easily switch back to the games you want.
You can also look at ongoing details and real-time stats from the game you are watching with stats view. You can check the team’s status and even your favorite players in just one click or tap. Another good thing about it is that the stats are connected to the specific moment you are watching. So, you do not need to stress over spoilers. Spoilers remove the excitement when watching games, right? You can now avoid them using the spoiler mode. Just in case you are sparing a game for some other time, and you don’t want to lose your excitement about watching it. You can activate the spoiler mode by first searching on your team. Second, tap the ellipsis or the three dots on your top right and select “hide all scores.” You will surely not see the final scores or the best moments and previews before you start watching.
Conclusion
These features are available for NFL games and NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, and basketball. All the mentioned features are compatible with mobile devices, tablets, and home televisions.
This partnership of NFL Network and YouTube TV gives us a better and more convenient way of streaming football games. With the power of technology and social media platforms, we can now easily watch our favorite entertainment and sports channel in just one tap. It only means that with the continued progress of technology, the sports world is striking a goal to a much better experience.
Date: December 3, 2020 / Categories: YouTube, / Author: Joy P
