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The matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars will be available only through Yahoo outside of the teams' home cities — not just within the United States but around the world. Kickoff is at 9:30 a.m. EDT, though the more relevant time zones may be locales such as Beijing and Moscow.
Fans will still be able to watch on their televisions if they own connected devices or sets. Adam Cahan, Yahoo's senior vice president for mobile and emerging products, said it was crucial to ensure that the quality of the feed would match what fans expect from regular telecasts.
"The difference for live sports between 60 and 30 is noticeable," Cahan said. "You don't have the dropped frames."
The league will be interested to analyze whether viewers watch the stream differently than a televised game. Will some fans who otherwise might not see any of it catch some plays on their mobile device while multitasking?
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The Bills-Jaguars broadcast will be produced by CBS and called by Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon, but graphics will have an "NFL on Yahoo" logo. Viewers in Buffalo and Jacksonville will be able to watch on their local CBS stations.
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Yahoo and other tech companies such as Google and Apple could be future partners in how the league broadcasts the sport, to go along with its traditional deals with the television networks.
While the NFL is locked into long contracts for its Sunday games and "Monday Night Football," the current Thursday night package is on just a one-year agreement with CBS. That time slot could allow for more experimentation of different distribution options in the near future, NFL senior vice president Hans Schroeder acknowledged.
The stream will be 60 frames per second, compared with 30 frames per second for much Internet video.
The NFL, already a $10 billion a year business, keeps looking to grow even bigger.
The league also has flexibility with a handful of games each year: the London matchups and possible late-season Saturday contests.
Sunday's experiment in streaming a game from London is testing out some of those potential new revenue sources.
Everywhere else, anyone with an Internet connection will be able to see it for free. The stream will be available on any device through various Yahoo properties, including Tumblr, and the NFL's website and app.
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