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| Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 | --Sean |
In a somewhat unprecedented move, the NFL has partnered with Yahoo! Sports to broadcast all of their games over the internet. I just don't know if the tubes can handle it!
The service is the NFL GamePass, and the two catches are:
- It's only offered to people living outside of North America, because DirecTV has exclusive rights to broadcast NFL games around here.
- It's expensive (same price as the comparable DirecTV package), because we're not really allowed to undercut their market, either.
Still, it's a really sweet package for ex-patriots and military personnel who miss American comforts like football and apple pie (coming soon, Yahoo! Sports ApplePiePass!), or just foreign people who happen to like football. Our football, not theirs. We were able to test out the system in the office, and the quality is surprisingly good. Phat tubes (ie, a fast internet connection) help out a lot, as is the case for most streaming video on the web.
September 13th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
I think you mean expatriates…
September 13th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
What, former members of the New England pro-football team aren’t allowed to miss football and apple pie?!
Heh. Thanks. “expatriates” is what I meant.
October 7th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Actually, i signed up for the NFL Gamepass and cannot get it to work. I have asked for help and finally for my money back. They will not return the money saying it was part of the agreement I signed when I acquired the service. Beware. Only ask for the service after you know that it works. If not, you will probably be screwed as they are NOT very understanding.