Verizon Delivers NFL Network to Broadband and TV Customers

August 22, 2008

Football fans who subscribe to Verizon's video and wireline broadband services will have access to NFL Network Game Extra as NFL Network covers the preseason games. NFL Network Game Extra puts viewers in a virtual control booth and enables them to watch live, online broadcasts of NFL Network preseason and Thursday Night Football games while selecting from multiple camera feeds. This is the second year NFL Network has offered the service, which is made possible through a one-of-a-kind agreement between Verizon and NFL Network. The service is available online to Verizon subscribers through any broadband internet connection.

Verizon Customers Enjoy Virtual Control Booth for NFL Network Coverage

Viewers of the online broadcasts will have access to alternate camera angles and live audio feeds and the ability to view one of four camera angles, or all four angles simultaneously. Other features include live online chats with other NFL Network Game Extra viewers during the live games; game statistics, highlights, and drive-chart simulations during the games; on-demand video highlights of the games; and special events such as college bowl games and college all-star games including the Insight Bowl, Texas Bowl, and Senior Bowl.

"NFL Network Game Extra represents the kind of online, collaborative experience Verizon FiOS TV and broadband customers expect," said Bill Heilig, vice president, Verizon consumer broadband product development. "Once again, access to NFL Network Game Extra will expand customers' television viewing through a highly interactive, online experience that gives them control over what they see and hear on the field, plus the ability to take the action with them wherever they go."

NFL Network Game Extra Provides Interactive Online Experience for Verizon Subscribers

The NFL Network Game Extra service is available to consumers who subscribe to either Verizon FiOS or Verizon High Speed Internet service, plus either Verizon FiOS TV or DIRECTV through Verizon. Verizon is currently the only Internet service provider to deliver NFL Network programming over broadband. Subscribers can view the series of online broadcasts anywhere in the world through any broadband-connected computer. Local team's games can still be viewed over the air, and local television blackout restrictions may apply.