We mentioned the fact that NBC’s Sunday Night Football games would be available on NBCSports.com and NFL.com last year at about this time, even though we weren’t part of the NBC family. So we aren’t being complete (just partial) company shills if we point out that it’ll be back for another year.
The product, called Sunday Night Football Extra, will feature the official game broadcast and four other camera angles. For 2009, NBC will use a full HD-quality player using Microsoft Silverlight and Smooth Streaming. (We don’t know what it means, but we think it’s good.)
Per the official release: “The video players, the highest quality yet, will include full DVR and functionality allowing the user to pause and scroll back-and-forth and even review plays in “slo-mo” -- all while watching live video.”
The product also will include expert analysis, including fantasy tips and in-game chats. According to John Ourand of SportsBusiness Daily, a certain Internet slapola with whom you might be familiar will be hosting one of the chats.
I can tell you unequivocally that this report is not true.
See? I can be an NFL coach, too.
[Editor’s note: In the interests of clarity, that last part is a joke of sorts regarding our running commentary that coaches lie all the time, in the name of achieving and/or maintaining a strategic edge. Ourand’s report is accurate.]
