The internet has forever changed the way we watch sports. The sports fan is no longer confined to watching sports solely on a television screen with premium cable. All major professional sporting leagues offer individual packages to watch games through an internet device sans cable. It’s forced cable companies and networks to respond to fans running for the internet hills. This season, CBS will take their NFL broadcasting into the 21st century by offering streaming services for select NFL games:
CBS Sports will stream more NFL ON CBS game coverage than ever this season, including two regular season games, four playoff games and Super Bowl 50 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Streaming coverage will be available on laptops, desktops and tablets at CBSSports.com and on televisions through select Connected TV devices, including Xbox One, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku® players and Roku TV™ models.
In addition to Super Bowl 50, CBS will stream the Week 4 matchup between the Jets and Dolphins being played in London, the Thanksgiving matchup between the Cowboys and Panthers, and every AFC playoff game. If Tom Brady deflates a football during the AFC Championship game, you will be able to see it from your streaming device.
If the CBS streaming services takes off, Fox may be forced to offer the same service the following season. It’s 2015, every NFL game should be on the internet for our viewing pleasure, and it looks like we’re heading in that direction.
(CBS)
