NFL bringing RedZone channel to phones next season

The NFL has announced that it'll be bringing its all-action, all-the-time RedZone content to cellphones in time for next season, offering tons of game-day coverage on the go to anyone willing to pay the price. Thing is, said price hasn't been announced -- but if it's reasonable, it could put a pretty big dent in the value of Sprint's existing relationship with the NFL, which brings free live and archived content to subscribers of its Simply Everything plans. Also worried, of course, are the NFL's traditional content distribution partners -- the major networks like CBS and FOX -- but realistically, we can't see ourselves choosing to watch a whole game on a 3-inch display over a 50-inch in high def. With one hand holding the phone, how are we going to hang on to the beer and grub?

[Thanks, Colin]

[ryleyinstl Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:37PM]

StarTAC I love you!

[yulebellow Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:38PM]

Do we have to use that phone?

[kopmis Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:44PM]

What's with the StarTAC?

[aubreyq Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:54PM]

@kopmis: StarTAC was the shit, back in the day.

[kopmis Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:14PM]

@aubreyq But what does it have to do with NFL? Is there a joke I don't get?

[a falling stone Posted Jan 27th 2010 8:36PM]

@kopmis
I love the aphex twin logo!

[RLBurkes Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:45PM]

I could watch an HD broadcast on my new iPad. I never wanted a netbook, but a kickass PMP for laying on the couch watching football and scratching my nuts, HELL YEAH!

[yulebellow Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:46PM]

@RLBurkes

/facepalm

[RLBurkes Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:49PM]

@yulebellow As someone whos lazy as shit, the iPad is the coolest thing ever. I dont want to work(see lazy) All I wanna do it play stupid puzzle games, watch youtube videos of laughing babies, and make sure I can email work to tell them I'll be a little late. iPad I will welcome you home.

[BrendenDonaher Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:49PM]

@RLBurkes

I am with you bud... well on the positiveness of the iPad. But if I am on my couch... I will watch the games on the TV.

[conscious Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:54PM]

@BrendenDonaher Bad news, you can forget those Youtube videos of laughing babies. I'd explain further, but it has nothing to do with this post.

[RyanGorup Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:45PM]

cool.

On an unrelated note, the iPad was overhyped and not that cool!

[Chris Ziegler Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:47PM]

I will consider deleting iPad comments on this post. Just a heads-up.

[peter0328 Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:00PM]

@Chris Ziegler
How about you consider deleting half the damn iPad posts on Engadget while you're at it?

[bconley2384 Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:02PM]

@peter0328 WORD +1

[RyanGorup Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:06PM]

@Chris Ziegler
gotcha, just tryin to make a funny. And why i have your attention, what do you honestly think of it? (I guess that would make u create an iPad comment, which is what you said not to do, so how bout a post with all of your guys's opinions? Thats what i like to see. Thanks)

[ragtag Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:21PM]

@Chris Ziegler Great to see an article not about Apple. Consider deleting some of Engadget's articles about the iPad thing too. The amount of them today is way out of proportion to the attention you give to other...and cooler gadgets that come out. Serously, have you guys become part of Apple's marketing department or something?

[doubleu Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:38PM]

lol @ butthurt over anti-ipad posts... oh engadget this is why we love thee....

[NewChromatic Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:48PM]

Can someone explain the circa-1995 cell phone in the photo?

Also. iPad! Sweetz!

[bconley2384 Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:52PM]

Why would someone want to watch a football game on their smartphone?
Why would someone want to watch a football game on their notebook?

Wait...I have it... Watch it on their iPad...its the logical medium between the two...FAIL!

[Critic2029 Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:53PM]

I miss my Star Tac.

[goatlover Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:55PM]

does this work on the iPad?



lol j/k

[RLBurkes Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:58PM]

@goatlover was this post necessary?


lol j/k??

[sharkync Posted Jan 27th 2010 5:57PM]

Willing to pay the "price"????

Goodbye!

[BrendenDonaher Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:12PM]

hmm, not sure how appealing this will be. I can use sportacular http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sportacular/id286058814?mt=8 to get game updates, look at stats, see news, so many things.. for any sport.. for free.

[cmgarcia Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:16PM]

"but realistically, we can't see ourselves choosing to watch a whole game on a 3-inch display over a 50-inch in high def."

I thought the RedZone was not for watching entire games, but only for watching varying games while each one has a team in the 10 yard line. If this is the case, then you don't have to choose between watching a whole game on a 3-inch display. If I'm wrong, throw a pie at me.

[Javindo Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:23PM]

Finally, a story that isn't about the fucking tablet

[flett Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:41PM]

IS THIS IN CANADA TOO???? id get this for sure. plus a cfl version would be awsome!

[steveymacjr Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:42PM]

This post is wrong on oe point... you don't have to have a Simply Everything Plan... all that is required is an Everything Data plan, or some other data pack(for legacy plans)
The Simply Everything plan is just a Plan with unlimited everything... (minutes, etc)

[ryleyinstl Posted Jan 27th 2010 6:52PM]

@steveymacjr Welcome to the wrong post

[a falling stone Posted Jan 27th 2010 8:37PM]

I would rather have this than the nfl network on sprint.

[kevout Posted Jan 27th 2010 9:38PM]

Hey - I just moved 1700 miles from home, and don't have a single legal option that I know of (no DirecTV access) for watching my home team in the fall. If this meant I could watch my favorite game, I might actually cave and do it.

[d3sc3nd3ncy Posted Jan 27th 2010 11:42PM]

minus the fact that you can use a dock with some phones to display content on the big screen...

[Iamperfect2 Posted Jan 28th 2010 12:38AM]

The choice isn't phone vs 50 inch TV. The purpose would be to use ur phone to watch NFL red zone when u can't be home to watch it on ur TV. Whether it's because u are traveling, in church, or whatever.

[BergerFan Posted Jan 28th 2010 3:34AM]

If only smartphones had (smooth) Flash video already, then we'd all just head over to NFL.com's desktop site for all our video needs.

[Bash23 Posted Jan 28th 2010 4:38AM]

Will we ever see this channel in Canada? (either on TV or Cell)