Verizon Pays $21 Million to Stream One NFL Game Verizon has shelled out a whopping $21 million for the rights to stream one NFL game over the internet next season. The Wall Street Journal notes that Verizon's investment will let them stream the week-three matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens in London. The stream will be offered via most of Verizon's existing streaming services, including its Go90 platform (consumption of which doesn't count against usage caps). In contrast, last month Amazon outbid Twitter and paid the NFL $50 million for the rights to stream ten Thursday night games next season. That's a $40 million premium over what Twitter paid for the same rights the season before. The full statement from the NFL: quote: Verizon will be the NFL’s exclusive digital partner to deliver the live stream of the Week 3 International Series game in London to a global audience. The Baltimore Ravens - Jacksonville Jaguars game on September 24 from Wembley Stadium will be streamed live across Verizon’s portfolio of platforms including AOL, Fios, go90 and Complex. The game will also be made available on the NFL Mobile app (NFL.com/mobile) to Verizon Wireless customers, and the NFL app on Xbox One and Windows 10. TV access will be offered through an over-the-air broadcast in the Baltimore and Jacksonville local markets, as well as on Sky Sports in the U.K. The full statement from the NFL:







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Tomek

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join:2002-01-30

Valley Stream, NY 14 recommendations Tomek Premium Member I dont watch sports and somehow I have this feeling that verizon will try to pass that cost to people like me

davidc502

join:2002-03-06

Mount Juliet, TN 12 recommendations davidc502 Member Does anyone wonder why prices are so high? There's no wonder prices are so high when a corporation pays 21 million dollars for the 'right' to stream just 1 NFL game.