Sunday Night Football Extra: The Latest Generation Interactive Football Games
by NFL Sunday Ticket ~ November 5th, 2008. Filed under: Sunday Ticket Info.Sunday night football is a weekly telecast of the Sunday evening NFL games on television. These games have been held since 1987. The cable television network ESPN broadcasted them from 1987 to 2005. This was taken over by the NBC television network from the 2006 NFL season.
In a one-year “online enhancement” experiment, the NBC and NFL have arranged for the Sunday night football games to be streamed online live. This is the first time that the NFL games in its entirety will be widely available through live online streaming in the United States. This experiment will become a regular feature only if the fans are satisfied with the format.
The Sunday night games will be streamed online both on NFL.com and NBCSports.com. The streaming will be done from the TV coverage of the games on NBC. The live online streaming has been named as Sunday Night Football Extra. It has several additional features that complement the online streaming. These features include:
There a number of different camera angles which the viewer can choose from. This includes the “cable cam” which gives an aerial view of the game and “star cam” which allows the viewer to follow a particular player.
The viewer can watch different video streams simultaneously.
The fans can interact and ask questions via a live blog.
The viewer is kept updated with the latest player and team statistics and other information related to the game.
If the fans have missed any action, they can get the highlights on demand.
To be able to view the Sunday Night Football Extra through live online streaming, the computer system must meet the following minimum requirements:
To summarize, it is now possible for American fans to watch the entire Sunday football games live through online streaming. Several other features have been included to make the viewing experience more enjoyable and interactive.
